Moon
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Study details Titan resources, compares them to Moon and Mars
A new NASA-supported study reveals Saturn's moon Titan, long considered an astrobiological curiosity, holds more readily usable resources for human settlement than the Moon or Mars.
Lunar pole lasers promise precise astronaut navigation
In the moon's perpetually shadowed south pole craters, where temperatures plummet to -230 degrees Celsius, scientists propose building a new kind of GPS system.
NASA awards millions for lunar rovers and landers
NASA awarded over $400 million to two private companies for lunar terrain vehicles alone, accelerating the push towards a permanent Moon base by 2032.
Blue-white star Spica visible next to moon tonight
On May 26, the waxing gibbous moon will appear remarkably close to the brilliant blue-white star Spica in the southern sky at sunset.
Biological agents transform regolith, boosting crop fertility
Scientists recently grew 27 grams of duckweed from just one gram of cyanobacteria mixed with Martian regolith simulant.
NASA material resists molten moon dirt for lunar industry
The newly formed material did not match any of the over 1 million substances in the X-ray analysis database, underscoring its unprecedented composition for lunar applications, according to NASA (.