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IN A NUTSHELL 🌕 Chinese researchers have developed a solar-powered device to extract water, oxygen, and fuel from the Moon’s regolith. 🔬 The device utilizes sunlight and heat to facilitate reactions between lunar soil and carbon dioxide. 🚀 This innovation could significantly aid in establishing long-term lunar colonies by providing essential resources. 🛠 Researchers face challenges such as extreme temperature …

The set’s large, main futuristic rover with its rocker suspension, four-wheel steering, deployable solar panels, and rotating arm is not based on any specific vehicle Lunar Outpost is building now, but was inspired by the company’s plans. More to come “We have five lunar surface missions in total booked. One of the upcoming ones is really cool. It’s with the …

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 …

Home » TRAVEL TRENDS AND FOCUS » Now, Scotland Links With UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Canada, and Japan to Witness Tourism Boost During September 2025 Lunar Eclipse: Here’s More Sunday, July 20, 2025 The mythical beauty of its dramatic landscapes and stargazing potential are about to stage an event of cosmic proportions likely to jump-start the sleepy tourist trade and …