artemis

NASA’s SLS rocket is now ready for its August 29 Moon launch

After many delays, the Artemis mission is finally good to go.

By Phil Plait | 

1 month ago

Wanna live on the Moon? Pack a sweater and a spacesuit and move to a lava tube.

Temperatures inside underground lunar caves may be stable around 63°F.

By Phil Plait | 

2 months ago

Lunar horticulture: Plants grown in lunar “soil” for the first time

Plants may grow on the Moon, with a little help.

By Phil Plait | 

4 months ago

ESA’s oxygen extractor will zap breathable air out of Moon rocks

You can't get blood from a stone, but air...

By SYFY WIRE Staff | 

6 months ago

Lunar rovers are getting an upgrade with first Toyota that’s truly an all-terrain Cruiser

We wonder if it has heated seats?

By Cassidy Ward | 

7 months ago

Frozen carbon dioxide on the Moon could mean really cool future missions

Lunar “cold traps” that might contain frozen carbon dioxide could supply on-site rocket fuel and more. 

By Elizabeth Rayne | 

10 months ago

NASA pushes plans for crewed Artemis Moon mission from 2024 to at least 2025

Artemis is still on track, but the first woman to the Moon won’t get there by 2024.

By Benjamin Bullard | 

10 months ago

Fly me to the Moon… and then a near-Earth asteroid

By Phil Plait | 

1 year ago

Micro-radar could help find subsurface lunar lava tubes for astronauts to hang out in 

By Elizabeth Rayne | 

1 year ago

Where do we put the Artemis lunar base camp? NASA has an idea...

By Elizabeth Rayne | 

1 year ago