NASA's Latest Artemis Payloads Will Study Lunar Radiation, History, and Terrain

NASA has announced a trio of new scientific experiments it plans to conduct on the Moon as part of its ongoing Artemis program. These payloads will include imager systems to test the temperature of ...
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

NASA Selects Johns Hopkins APL to Investigate Space Radiation Effects on the Lunar Surface

APL has been awarded one of three new NASA science investigations designed to strengthen humanity’s understanding and ...
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Private Japanese Lander Crashes Into the Moon in Second Failed Attempt

The Resilience lander was carrying a tiny rover, a miniature Swedish cottage, and several science payloads when it crashed onto the lunar surface. Reading time 2 minutes A private Japanese spacecraft ...

From lunar nights to Martian dust storms: Why batteries struggle in space

What we see is sobering. In our simulations, electrodes can fracture during the deep freeze of a lunar night. Under direct ...