Scientists measure the distance to the Moon by bouncing lasers off mirrors placed there by space probes and astronauts.

TREASURE could be lurking just out of sight on the Moon – just waiting to be extracted. That’s the idea put forward by scientists who say our lunar neighbour could be hiding a vast resource ...

Abstract: This article proposes an open-circuit fault-tolerant strategy for a dual-three-phase synchronous reluctance motor (DTP-SynRM) based on rotation coordinate transformation. A DTP-SynRM vector ...

The first mission of the program, Artemis I, lifted off on November 16, 2022. The uncrewed flight to test the equipment was, ...

NASA announced a launch date for first crewed flight to the moon since 1972. The Artemis II mission will circle the moon but ...

A GIANT asteroid that risks crashing into the Moon could be nuked before it makes impact. Scientists are looking into the ...

Artemis III is planned for 2027. If it stays on schedule, it will be the mission that puts humans back on the moon for the first time in 55 years. The crew plans to touch down in one of 13 planned ...

The moon had a fluctuating orbit around the Earth, but recent changes in distance could be caused by the tidal force shifting the planet’s mass.

Learn more about tides and tidal bulge, and how they’re contributing to the moon drifting away.

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