NASA astronauts tried out their moon exploration gear recently in the Arizona desert.
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University Of Virginia Joins Artemis Missions To Seek Traces Of Extraterrestrial Life
Was there ever life on the moon? What about on other planets? With the U.S. slated to blast off soon to orbit the moon – its first trip there in […]
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A Naval Research Laboratory Fungal Experiment Is On Board Artemis I
An experiment prepared by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) will launch as part of NASA’s scheduled Artemis I mission to orbit the moon Aug. 29. The NRL experiment will […]
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A Tiny, High-Powered Laser To Find Water On The Moon
Finding water on the Moon could be easier with a Goddard technology that uses an effect called quantum tunneling to generate a high-powered terahertz laser, filling a gap in existing […]
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The Next Generation Of Moon Tree Seeds Will Fly On Artemis I
In a nod to the legacy of Apollo 14, and a celebration of the future of space exploration, NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement’s Next Gen STEM project and the USDA […]
Posted inArtemis & Lunar Exploration, Astropharmacy / Biotechnology, Cubesats and smallsats, Microbiology & Virology, Microgravity, Missions & Hardware, Moon, Plant Biology, Press Release, Radiation, Space Life Science
Artemis I Will Launch The BioSentinel Deep Space Biology Cubesat Mission
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 […]