As lunar missions are back in vogue with engineering more sustainable human presence on the Moon in mind, there’s no getting away from the fact that you can’t breathe on a satellite that has no atmosphere.
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A planetary geologist and member of NASA’s First Artemis Lunar Surface Science Team witnesses the launch of the Artemis II moon rocket.
Artemis I launch has been ‘scrubbed’ a couple of times now. Why is a launch window so important, and what does scrubbing mean, anyway?
The era of lunar resource use is quickly approaching. But with legal and practical issues still looming, nations are starting to think about sustainable ways to mine and protect the Moon.
A space station on the Moon could be built out of lunar concrete.
The next big frontier in space exploration is finding ways to effectively harness oxygen contained within Moon dust. What will it take?
The Binar-1 mission is the first in a series that will hopefully culminate in a mission to the Moon, with satellites developed using know-how gained from designing tough instruments for the WA outback.
Sex technologies and ‘erobots’ could help address issues related to human desire, and physical and emotional needs of astronauts in space.
Despite a last-minute crash-landing, efforts behind India’s moon mission should be applauded. The endeavor has set an example for emerging space programs across the globe.
An Israeli spacecraft carrying tardigrades crashed into the moon. Whether they will survive is irrelevant.
Australia has a well-earned reputation as a mining nation. Now we’re moving towards mining ‘off world’, on the Moon.
The private space race is about to take another great leap as Israel sends a private lander to the moon.
The moon is our closest neighbour and our best hope for building capacity to explore space.
Fifty years ago, on July 20, 1969, American astronauts planted a US flag on the moon. A space lawyer explains the implications, who owns the moon, and what it means for lunar mining.
No human has been to the moon since 1972. But India, China and Russia would like to change that, and soon.
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Senior Lecturer in Physics, Nottingham Trent University
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Emeritus Fellow, Australian National University
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Postdoctoral research associate, University of Oxford
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Professor of Space Law, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Chercheur affilié à l'Observatoire international sur les impacts sociétaux de l’intelligence artificielle et du numérique (OBVIA), Université Laval
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Research Fellow, Kinsey Institute, Indiana University
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Professor of Air and Space Law, University of Mississippi
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Co-Director Space Technology and Industry Institute, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Professor - Physics, RMIT University
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Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences, The Open University
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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
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PhD Candidate, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University
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Lecturer in Soil Science, Southern Cross University
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Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Ohio State University
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Professor in Earth and Planetary Science, Western University