NASA plans to build towering homes on the moon where astronauts can live, here's how it looks like and how the construction will be doneNASA’s Plan to Build Homes on the Moon is an exciting step toward establishing a permanent human presence beyond Earth.
07 Dec, 2024, 11.51 PM IST
NASA to build homes on moon by 2040: Know about plans and obstaclesNASA has adopted a step-by-step plan for its lunar aspirations. It has made a plan for sustainable human presence on the moon by the mid-20...
30 Nov, 2023, 08.38 PM IST
Chandrayaan-3: How scientists gleaned valuable info from what Vikram did during landingAs Vikram descended and subsequently touched down on the lunar surface, it triggered the activation of its descent stage thrusters which re...
27 Oct, 2023, 01.43 PM IST
Chandrayaan-3 lander touched down about 600 km from Moon's south pole, says NASA; releases imageChandrayaan-3 News: NASA said its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) acquired an oblique view (42-degree slew angle) of the lander ...
10 Sep, 2023, 12.29 PM IST
Chandrayaan-3 rover will ‘leave a mark of India’ on Moon surfaceWhen the Chandrayaan-3 rover will roll out on Moon after a safelanding on August 23, it will leave an impression of the national emblem and...
14 Jul, 2023, 11.56 PM IST
Chandrayaan-3: RAMBHA, ILSA to help ISRO understand moon betterThe Chandrayaan-3, India's third lunar expedition, launched on February 22 is carrying six payloads that would help ISRO understand the lun...
14 Jul, 2023, 07.41 PM IST
How does NASA prepare for Artemis by using this fictitious Moon dirt. Details hereLunar Regolith is an artificial soil that matches the moon's surface. NASA Artemis used this to practise landing on the moon's surface.
28 Nov, 2022, 11.39 PM IST
Could you grow plants on the moon? New study provides answersThis is not the first time that attempts have been made to grow plants in lunar regolith.
13 May, 2022, 07.34 PM IST
In one giant leap for Earth plants, seeds are grown in moon soilResearchers said on Thursday they planted seeds of a diminutive flowering weed called Arabidopsis thaliana in 12 small thimble-sized contai...
12 May, 2022, 09.25 PM IST
The Moon's top layer alone has enough oxygen to sustain 8 billion people for 100,000 yearsAlthough the Moon does have an atmosphere, it's very thin and composed mostly of hydrogen, neon and argon. It's not the sort of gaseous mix...
15 Nov, 2021, 10.38 AM IST
All set to move to the moon? Lunar dust is going to be a bigger problem than you thinkThe dust is powdery but as sharp as the illegal coating of ground glass on Indian kite strings.
05 Sep, 2020, 09.59 AM IST
New self-replicating 3D printers could help build Moon baseOnce there are enough 3D printers, the self-replicating factory would focus on building all other equipment and infrastructure needed for h...
08 Jun, 2017, 04.29 PM IST
Solar storms trigger sparks, melt soil on Moon: NASAThis alteration may become evident when analysing future samples from these regions that could hold the key to understanding the history of...
08 Jan, 2017, 12.47 PM IST
Moon gets a 'makeover' every 81,000 years: StudyCrater counts and radiometric ages from returned samples help derive age estimates for unsampled units on the Moon and other Solar System o...
13 Oct, 2016, 01.00 PM IST
Mars gullies sculpted by dry ice, not liquid waterA new study conducted by French scientists shows that gullies on Mars may be formed by dry ice processes rather than flowing liquid water.
24 Dec, 2015, 03.55 PM IST
Space igloos, lava tubes and hobbit holes: Here are our future Martian habitatsThe discovery of liquid water on Mars is great news for would-be settlers, but we'll need more than H2O if we actually want to live there.
30 Sep, 2015, 01.07 PM IST
NASA-funded company to produce oxygen on Mars using bacteriaThe organisms would use Mars' ample supply of regolith as fuel, and may even serve a dual purpose in removing nitrogen from the Martian soi...
14 May, 2015, 05.10 PM IST