The Moon is sure to be a hotspot of economic activity as human commercial endeavors start to expand into space. Not only is it a ball of resources with a relatively small gravity well, but it also happens to be our nearest neighbor. But to unlock that potential, companies will have to build up an infrastructure that will allow for the exploitation of those resources. Enter Quantum Space, a new start-up from a group of heavy-hitting space experts looking to help make that potential a reality – by building a robotic spaceport around the moon.
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The Comfort and Delight of Celestial “Reruns”
Seeing the same target again has the comfort of a beloved rerun, while offering the opportunity for new discoveries.
A rogue rocket is on course to crash into the moon. It won't be the first.
Some astronomers say the collision is "not a big deal," but to a space archaeologist like me it's quite exciting.
The 'morning star' Venus returns to the dawn sky this month
The planet Venus has returned to the early morning sky and has established itself as a dazzling morning lantern, emerging into view from beyond the east-southeast horizon before 5 a.m. local standard time.
India to attempt its next moon landing with Chandrayaan 3 launch in August
India plans to give landing on the moon a second try with its Chandrayaan 3 mission, which is now targeted to launch in August.
Russia wants to speed up space station cargo deliveries with shorter, one-orbit flights
The Russian space agency released a proposal to allow its Progress cargo ships to arrive in a single orbit, an unprecedented two-hour flight.
What is the biggest thing in the universe?
Earth and even the sun are puny compared to a mighty, hulking source of gamma-rays.
SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage breaks up in Earth's atmosphere, 5 years after launch
The rocket stage helped heft the Echostar 23 satellite to orbit in 2017.
Mars Could Have Been wet for Much Longer Than Previously Believed
Billions of years ago, Mars was a much different place than it is today. During the same period when life was first emerging on Earth, Mars had a thicker atmosphere, warmer surface temperatures, and flowing water on its surface. Evidence of this warmer, wetter past is preserved on the planet’s surface today in the form of river channels, lakebeds, alluvial fans, and sedimentary deposits. When this period began, and how long it lasted, remains the subject of much debate for scientists.
SpaceX rocket stage on a collision course with the moon captured in telescope images
A SpaceX rocket's upper stage was caught on camera careening toward a collision course with the moon.
Astra rocket aborts 1st Florida launch attempt at last second (video)
The first-stage engines of Astra's Launch Vehicle 0008 fired up as planned today (Feb. 7), but the rocket aborted the liftoff try shortly thereafter due to a telemetry issue.
The Big Bang: What really happened at our universe's birth?
Our universe was born 13.7 billion years ago in a massive expansion that blew space up like a giant balloon.
Olay erects statue of rocket engineer Mary Golda Ross to promote STEM equity
In life, Mary Golda Ross helped develop a rocket stage that served as a rendezvous and docking target for astronauts preparing to go to the moon. A new statue, donated by Olay, honors her legacy.
Elon Musk giving update on SpaceX's Starship Mars rocket Thursday
Elon Musk will give a big Starship update — his first since the fall of 2019 — on Thursday (Feb. 10) at 9 p.m. EST (0200 GMT on Feb. 11).
Farewell, Jupiter! The gas giant will disappear from the evening sky this month
It will soon be time to bid a fond adieu to an object that has been a fixture in our evening sky since late last summer: the planet Jupiter.
This SpaceX video of a Falcon 9 rocket stage separation during launch is just amazing
A new SpaceX video has captured a striking view of two critical moments in any rocket launch: stage separation for its booster and nose cone jettison.
Astronomers Watch the Making of a Super-Earth
Gaseous mini-Neptunes may become rocky super-Earths when they lose their atmospheres. Now, astronomers have caught that process in action.
Simulation Predicts Where to Find 300,000 Meteorites Hidden in Antarctica
Although meteorites are known to fall all over the world, the environment and unique processes in Antarctica make them somewhat easier to find on the pristine, snowy landscape. Still, collecting meteorites in Antarctica is physically grueling and hazardous work.
Asteroid sharing Earth's orbit discovered — could it help future space missions?
Could we mine Earth's newly discovered companion?
How Dark Matter Could Be Measured in the Solar System
Dark matter has long been a mystery to astronomers, in no small part because it is so hard to measure directly. Its influence is plain when looking at its gravitational effects on objects such as far away galaxies, but measuring that influence directly has proved much trickier. But now, a team of scientists thinks they have a way to measure the influence of dark matter directly – all it would require is a specialized probe that sits really far away from Earth for a while.
