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The Lunar Trailblazer mission to the moon officially ended on July 31, but it wasn’t a complete journey. NASA today that its teams lost contact with the satellite shortly after its launch several months prior. The NASA satellite was part of the IM-2 mission by Intuitive Machines, which took off from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center …

WASHINGTON — NASA has selected Firefly Aerospace for a fourth lunar lander mission, this one taking rovers and instruments to the south polar region of the moon. To continue reading this article: Register now and get3 free articles every month. You’ll also receive our weekly SpaceNews This Week newsletter every Friday. Opt-out at any time. Sign in to an existing …

WASHINGTON — NASA has paused plans to procure a set of ground stations intended to reduce the burden on the agency’s Deep Space Network, citing uncertain budgets. To continue reading this article: Register now and get3 free articles every month. You’ll also receive our weekly SpaceNews This Week newsletter every Friday. Opt-out at any time. Sign in to an existing …

An Earth-orbiting spacecraft just experienced an unusual phenomenon: a lunar transit and an Earth eclipse on the same day. On July 25, at different times, both the moon and Earth passed between NASA‘s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) and the sun. SDO studies the sun‘s activity, including the solar wind (the stream of charged particles flowing from the sun), solar flares …

A groundbreaking study published in Joule on July 16, 2025, by scientists from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, reveals a surprising new technology that could dramatically change humanity’s future on the Moon. The team has successfully developed a solar-powered system capable of extracting water from lunar soil while simultaneously converting CO₂ into oxygen and fuel-related chemicals. This breakthrough …

Scientists Shocked by Lunar Soil’s “Magic” in Space Survival Study  SciTechDaily Moon dust and astronaut breath can keep people alive in space  C&EN Lunar surface could support human life, study finds  Telegrafi Source link

IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 Chinese scientists have developed a technology to convert lunar soil into fuel and oxygen, aiding space exploration. 🌕 The technology uses a photothermal strategy to extract water from lunar soil and transform CO2 into usable resources. 🔍 Challenges include overcoming the inconsistent composition of lunar soil and extreme environmental conditions on the moon. 🌌 This breakthrough …

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Building a long term base on the Moon has always stumbled over one stubborn shortage, water. A study recently published describes a device that heats lunar soil to pull water out of the dirt and, in the same chamber, uses that water to turn exhaled carbon dioxide into oxygen and materials for fuel. “We never fully imagined the ‘magic’ that …

By&nbspEuronews Published on 20/07/2025 – 8:16 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT The soil on the Moon might be able to sustain life, according to a new study.  Researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong developed a technology to extract water from lunar soil and used it to convert carbon dioxide into oxygen and chemical fuel. The technology does this by converting light …