Researchers have long suspected there’s water - or ice, to be precise - on the Moon. New research now confirms it, and suggests it lurks in sun-starved nooks and crannies called ‘cold traps’.
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Two new studies significantly advance our understanding of water on the Moon and where to find it.
Some nations are concerned the Artemis Accords represent a US power grab.
From solar sail-powered spacecraft, to laser communications, to asteroid detection systems, there is no shortage of Australian ideas and expertise to help NASA explore the Moon and Mars.
Are India and China engaged in a new space race? India’s increasingly ambitious space ventures, including its Chandrayaan-2 lunar mission, are evidence of the country’s interest in space exploration.
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In the fourth episode of our podcast series, we look at the practical, legal and ethical questions about going to set up base on the moon – and mining its resources.
The future of lunar exploration and space travel will be possible only through advances in robotic design and implementation.
Americans need a new multi-decade Moonshot that will inspire several generations to shoot for the stars and pursue careers in space engineering and exploration.
Tourism, mining and new settlements are possibilities for our Moon. But what rules and regulations should govern our behavior there?
The far side of the Moon sees its share of sunlight – it’s dark only in the sense that it’s mysterious because it’s never visible from Earth. Here’s why.
Compared to other governments’ support of lunar business and technology, Canada needs to be more strategic and active in lunar exploration or we will be left behind.
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The moon might harbor bits of the Earth that blasted off our planet billions of years ago. These lunar time capsules could hold secrets about conditions here at home back when life was first emerging.
To date, all human economic activity has depended on the material and energy resources of a single planet; understandably, perhaps. It is conceivable though that future advances in space exploration could…
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Senior Lecturer in Physics, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, Air University
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Professor of Planetary Science and Astrobiology, Birkbeck, University of London; Honorary Associate Professor, UCL
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Andrew Dempster is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, Australian Centre for Space Engineering Research; Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, UNSW Sydney
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Postdoctoral researcher in Planetary Science and Exploration, The Open University
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Professor of Planetary Science and Exploration, The Open University
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Professor of Robotics, Head of Centre for Robotics Research, King's College London
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Space Plasma Physicist, Imperial College London
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Assistant Research Professor, Baylor University
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Founding Professor of the Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research centre, The University of Western Australia
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Senior lecturer, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Tasmania
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