When it is solicited, the focus of C.23 Analog Activities to Support Artemis Lunar Operations is on supporting high-fidelity science operations and operations constraints through Artemis human analog mission campaigns, including, but […]
Moon
Posted inArtemis & Lunar Exploration, Astrochemistry, Astrogeology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Icy Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Moon, Press Release
Sources Of Water And Hydroxyl Are Widespread On The Moon
A new analysis of maps of the near and far sides of the Moon shows that there are multiple sources of water and hydroxyl in the sunlit rocks and soils, […]
Posted inArtemis & Lunar Exploration, Astrogeology, Away Teams & Field Reports, Caves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Exploration Gear & Tech, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Moon, Sample Return, Status Report
Apollo Next Generation Sample Analysis (ANGSA): an Apollo Participating Scientist Program to Prepare the Lunar Sample Community for Artemis
As a first step in preparing for the return of samples from the Moon by the Artemis Program, NASA initiated the Apollo Next Generation Sample Analysis Program (ANGSA).
Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology, Europa, Exploration Gear & Tech, Ganymede, Icy Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Jupiter, Missions & Hardware, Moon, Status Report, Tricorders & Sensors, Venus, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Astrobiology Droid Update: Juice Rerouted To Venus After The First lunar-Earth Flyby
ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) has successfully completed a world-first lunar-Earth flyby, using the gravity of Earth to send it Venus-bound, on a shortcut to Jupiter through the inner […]
Posted inEuropa, Ganymede, Icy Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Jupiter, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Missions & Hardware, Moon, Status Report
Astrobiology Droid Update: ESA Juice Completes Moon Flyby
During the first step of humankind’s first-ever lunar-Earth flyby, ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) mission captured this stunning view of the Moon.
Posted inAtmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biophysics, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Gaia - Planetary Perspectives, Moon, Status Report
The Length Of A Day On Earth And Its Impact On The Evolution Of Life
The Earth’s rotation has been decelerating throughout its history due to tidal dissipation, but the variation of the rate of this deceleration through time has not been established. We present […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Cryobiology, Gaia - Planetary Perspectives, Missions & Hardware, Moon, Panspermia, Press Release
Securing Earth’s Biodiversity – On The Moon
New research led by scientists at the Smithsonian proposes a plan to safeguard Earth’s imperiled biodiversity by cryogenically preserving biological material on the moon. The moon’s permanently shadowed craters are […]
Posted inAnalog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Artemis & Lunar Exploration, Astrogeology, Away Teams & Field Reports, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Caves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Exploration Gear & Tech, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Mars, Missions & Hardware, Moon, Press Release, Tricorders & Sensors
A Martian Landscape Right At Home
Sitting in the middle of a vast landscape, bordered by a ridge and filled with loose rocks, Lauren Edgar held a hand lens to her eye as she peered at […]
Posted inArtemis & Lunar Exploration, Astronauts and Explorers, Away Teams & Field Reports, Caves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Exploration Gear & Tech, Fossils & Paleontology, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Missions & Hardware, Moon, Status Report, Tricorders & Sensors
ESA Astronaut Away Team Practice With The Artemis HULC camera
NASA astronaut candidate Jessica Wittner testing the NASA Artemis HULC camera during a session of the ESA PANGAEA planetary geological field training in Corona lava tube, Lanzarote, Spain.
Posted inAnalog Studies, Artemis & Lunar Exploration, Away Teams & Field Reports, Exploration Gear & Tech, Missions & Hardware, Moon, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, Status Report
Away Team Droid Tech: Multi-Objective Global Path Planning for Lunar Exploration With a Quadruped Robot
In unstructured environments the best path is not always the shortest, but needs to consider various objectives like energy efficiency, risk of failure or scientific outcome.