Why there is a new global race to the moon
Japan recently became the fifth nation to successfully complete a soft landing on the moon’s surface, joining a select few countries — the U.S., Russia, China and India — in …
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How a Scientist and Cartoonist Envision Living on the Moon and Mars
By the 2030s, if NASA’s and other space agencies’ plans come to fruition, astronauts and the occasional tourist group will frequently visit the moon. Not long after that, they’ll be …
How NASA Is Protecting Its Precious Asteroid Bennu Sample
The NASA recovery team began by taking samples of the desert ground and atmosphere where the capsule landed. Then they gingerly loaded it onto a helicopter and transported it to …