Moment International Space Station glides past the moon six hours after two NASA astronauts docked

Moment the International Space Station glides across the face of the moon just six hours after the historic arrival of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule carrying two NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Doug Hurley arrived at ISS at 3.16pm BST on Sunday Italian photographer Alberto Panizza was ready to capture their moon pass Pair will stay … Read more

Apple lands Martin Scorsese movie Killers of the Flower Moon starring De Niro and DiCaprio

Apple lands troubled Martin Scorsese movie Killers of the Flower Moon starring Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio after creative and budget problems led to bidding war between top studios Apple Inc is signing on to produce director Martin Scorsese’s next film Killers of the Flower Moon, insiders confirmed Wednesday Paramount Pictures the project last … Read more

Halle Berry set to join Josh Gad in new sci-fi epic called Moonfall about the moon crashing to earth

Halle Berry is set to join Josh Gad in the new sci-fi epic Moonfall about the moon crashing to earth from director Roland Emmerich By Dan Heching For Dailymail.com Published: 20:24 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 20:24 BST, 19 May 2020 Halle Berry has been a Bond girl, a Catwoman, an X-Man and an … Read more

NASA unveils Artemis Accords to govern behavior of nations participating in the 2024 moon mission

NASA has unveiled a series of principles to govern the behavior of countries participating in the 2024 moon mission. Called Artemis Accords, the space agency will require partners to sign the doctrine that focuses on creating a ‘safe and prosperous future’ between nations in a new era for space exploration. The agreement includes 10 basic … Read more

Mars and the moon will appear ‘tangled’ on May 14 as Earth’s satellite enters its last quarter phase

Look up! The moon and Mars will appear ‘tangled’ on May 14 as Earth’s natural satellite enters its last quarter phase in the pre-dawn sky The moon is entering its last quarter phase and will appear to sit next to Mars The event will be visible to the world an hour or two before sunrise … Read more

The moon may not be a ‘dead’ rock as exposed bedrock is due to an active tectonic system

It has long been thought that Earth’s moon is made of ‘dead’ rock, but new evidence suggests otherwise. Data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) shows ridges with freshly exposed bedrock on the surface, which are a result of an active tectonic system. More than 500 patches of exposed rock were found on the nearside … Read more

Chunk of moon rock weighing nearly 30lbs goes up for sale at Christie’s

Chunk of moon rock weighing nearly 30lbs that was blasted off the lunar surface by an asteroid and fell to Earth as a meteorite is expected to fetch £2 million at auction The lunar meteorite blasted from the lunar surface after an asteroid collision  The Moon rock fell to Earth in the Sahara desert and … Read more

Incredible photo captures the moment the planets Mars, Saturn and Jupiter align above the Moon

Incredible photo captures the moment the planets Mars, Saturn and Jupiter align above a waning Pink Moon just before dawn The celestial lineup was captured above the village of Cobham, England  This is the closest that the three planets will seem from the Earth until 2022  ‘Near’ to Jupiter and Saturn today, the Moon will ‘approach’ … Read more

NASA reveals plan to create a radio telescope on the farside of the Moon

A lunar crater on the farside of the Moon could be turned into a new radio telescope resembling the Death Star from Star Wars, under new plans from NASA.  Funding for the project has come from the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Programme, designed to support potentially game changing projects. If the telescope is ever … Read more

NASA reveals plans for ‘Artemis Base Camp’ on the moon that help astronauts get ready for Mars

NASA reveals its plan for ‘Artemis Base Camp’ on the MOON that will become home to four astronauts in 2024 as they gear up for first trip to Mars NASA astronauts are set to travel to the moon in 2024 in the Artemis mission A new report describes how they will live and travel on … Read more