Poised to launch on Artemis I from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, BioSentinel – a shoebox-sized CubeSat – will perform the first long-duration biology experiment in deep space. Artemis […]
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Scientists Grow Plants in Lunar Soil
In the early days of the space age, the Apollo astronauts took part in a visionary plan: Bring samples of the lunar surface material, known as regolith, back to Earth […]
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Moons May Yield Clues To What Makes Planets Habitable
Earth’s moon is vitally important in making Earth the planet we know today: the moon controls the length of the day and ocean tides, which affect the biological cycles of […]
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Gravitational Action Of Sun And Moon Influences Behavior Of Animals And Plants, Study Shows
The rhythms of activity in all biological organisms, both plants and animals, are closely linked to the gravitational tides created by the orbital mechanics of the Sun-Earth-Moon system. This truth […]
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The Moon Controls The Release Of Methane In The Arctic Ocean
It may not be very well known, but the Arctic Ocean leaks enormous amounts of the potent greenhouse gas methane. These leaks have been ongoing for thousands of years but […]
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Searching the Moon for Extrasolar Material and the Building Blocks of Extraterrestrial Life
Due to its absence of an atmosphere and relative geological inertness, the Moon’s surface records past impacts of objects from the Solar system and beyond. We examine the prospects for […]
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Earth Wind As A Possible Source Of Lunar Surface Hydration
Understanding the sources of lunar water is crucial for studying the history of lunar evolution, and also the solar wind interaction with the Moon and other airless bodies. Recent observations […]
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Possibility Of Life Very Early In The Moon's History
While the Moon is uninhabitable today, there could have been life on its surface in the distant past. In fact, there may have been two early windows of habitability for […]
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Phase of the Moon affects Amount of Rainfall
When the moon is high in the sky, it creates bulges in the planet’s atmosphere that creates imperceptible changes in the amount of rain that falls below.
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Origin of Organic Matter in Apollo Lunar Samples Revealed
A team of NASA-funded scientists has solved an enduring mystery from the Apollo missions to the moon the origin of organic matter found in lunar samples returned to Earth. Samples […]