British boffins say they’ve discovered a way of taking one of the country’s favorite pastimes – having a nice cup of tea – into outer space. As part of a study into how the astronauts of tomorrow could sustain themselves for long periods of living and working on the Moon, researchers from the University of Kent have demonstrated how it’s …
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PARIS — NASA safety advisers say they doubt the lunar lander version of SpaceX’s Starship will be ready to support the Artemis 3 mission as planned in 2027. At a Sept. 19 public meeting, members of the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel said they believed the Human Landing System, or HLS, version of Starship could be “years late.” That conclusion, panelist …
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PARIS — NASA has revived a robotic lunar rover mission by selecting Blue Origin to deliver it to the moon’s south pole in 2027. NASA announced Sept. 19 that Blue Origin won a $190 million task order under the Commercial Lunar Payload Services, or CLPS, program to take the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER, to the moon in …
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Photographer Osama Fathi has produced a pair of breathtaking images showing the dramatic transformation of the moon during the total lunar eclipse on Sept. 7, as it fell into the deepest part of Earth’s shadow above the White Desert National Park in Egypt. A lunar eclipse takes place when Earth passes directly between the sun and moon during a full …
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ARVADA, Colorado — Lunar Outpost, a private space company, is putting the pedal to the metal on its lunar terrain vehicle (LTV), a large rover that Artemis astronauts may use to wheel across the moon’s dusty, crater-pocked landscape. A tour of Lunar Outpost’s Mission Control here offered an up-close look at the status of the group’s LTV design, the Eagle, …
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On Sept. 7 2025, the skies darkened as Earth’s shadow consumed the moon. Skywatchers in many parts of the world saw the moon turn blood red due to a total lunar eclipse. For amateur astronomers Michael Jäger and Gerald Rhemann in Namibia, the eclipse was not only a sight to behold, but it also gave them an unprecedented opportunity: the …
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We just got some great birds-eye views of this past weekend’s total lunar eclipse, thanks to astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The eclipse occurred overnight from Sunday to Monday (Sept. 7 to Sept. 8). It was visible from much of the Eastern Hemisphere, thrilling countless people across western Australia, Asia, Africa and Europe. It was also visible from …
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In early September 2025, skywatchers in parts of the Eastern Hemisphere were treated to a total lunar eclipse as Earth blocked the sun‘s light from the moon. The eclipse occurred in the evening of Sept. 7 as the moon slipped into shadow and transformed into the infamous “blood moon” for a few minutes. Interestingly, satellites orbiting Earth saw something very, …
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A lunar eclipse can give the moon a red hue, which is why it’s called a “blood moon.” Here it is photographed with double exposure above Jiujiang, China. (Image credit: Photo by Shen Junfeng/VCG via Getty Images) Photographers around the world pointed their cameras to the skies last night for a rare “blood moon” total lunar eclipse. Total lunar eclipses …
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The Moon will move through Earth’s shadow on Sunday, but it won’t be visible from Raleigh or anywhere else in North America. It’s not Sunday’s cloudy conditions that will be blocking the show, but the Earth itself. Visibility is limited to Asia, and their tonight is actually our today. The Moon will be under the horizon for us during the …
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