Tag: #moon
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Wanted: Girlfriend to fly to the Moon with Japanese billionaire
Tokyo, Jan 13 (AFP/APP): A Japanese billionaire has launched an online wanted ad for a girlfriend who will fly around the Moon with him on a SpaceX rocket. Yusaku Maezawa, who recently announced his break-up with a Japanese actress, is accepting applications from “single women aged 20 or over” who want to enjoy life to…
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Water vapor detected on Europa, Jupiter’s moon: study
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (Xinhua/APP): NASA scientists have confirmed, for the first time, the existence of water above the surface of Europa, one of Jupiter’s 79 moons. The study has published in the journal Nature Astronomy showed that they detected water releasing from Europa by 2,360 kilograms per second, enough to fill an Olympic-size swimming pool…
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China’s lunar rover travels over 300 meters on moon’s far side
BEIJING, Nov 4 (XINHUA/APP):China’s lunar rover Yutu-2 has driven 318.62 meters on the far side of the moon to conduct scientific exploration of the virgin territory. Both the lander and the rover of the Chang’e-4 probe have ended their work for the 11th lunar day, and switched to dormant mode for the lunar night on…
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NASA wants international partners to go to Moon too
Washington, Oct 21 (AFP/APP): As it looks to return to the Moon, NASA is open to the idea of international participation, which could mean a non-American setting foot on Earth’s natural satellite for the first time in history, global space chiefs said Monday. “I think there’s lots of room on the Moon, and we need…
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NASA unveils flexible, one-size-fits-all space suits
Washington, Oct 16 (AFP/APP): Bye bye to bunny hops: when US astronauts next touch down on the Moon, expect them to walk almost as they do on Earth, thanks to a new generation of spacesuits offering key advantages over those of the Apollo-era. Prototypes of the Orion Crew Survival Suit that will be worn on…
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Hordes of Earth’s toughest creatures may now be living on Moon
Washington, Aug 7 (AFP/APP):There might be life on the Moon after all: thousands of virtually indestructible creatures that can withstand extreme radiation, sizzling heat, the coldest temperatures of the universe, and decades without food. These terrifying-sounding beings aren’t aliens but instead microscopic Earthlings known as tardigrades, who likely made it out alive following a crash…