Moon Monday
February 2023 update: I have published a more formal Editorial Independence Policy that supersedes this post. Please refer to that to understand the specific ways in which I ensure editorial independence of my space writings as well as the exact way I run sponsorships. Dear readers and supporters, Today I
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While NASA will launch Dragonfly later this decade to Titan, another potentially habitable moon of Saturn, no space agency is currently funding a mission to Enceladus.
Moon Monday
NASA’s Moon rocket just won’t move fast enough The NASA SLS rocket’s already delayed wet dress rehearsal test before its much awaited launch for the Artemis I mission later this year is just not getting done. Originally scheduled for April 1-3, it was first delayed by a
Chandrayaan
India’s Chandrayaan 2 orbiter doesn’t just study the Moon’s surface but also observes the Sun. Its high-resolution Solar X-ray Monitor (XSM) is used to study solar flares and provide a reference for the Chandrayaan-2 Large Area Soft X-ray Spectrometer (CLASS) instrument, which maps elements on the Moon’
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Artemis
NASA’s latest budget request finally acknowledges overlooked parts of Artemis The U.S. Presidential FY 2023 budget request for NASA released on March 28 proposes nearly $26 billion in funding for the space agency, an 8% increase over the amount approved by the U.S. Congress for FY 2022.
Explore
This is the third blog post in a curated gallery series touring pretty sights on our Moon, following views of marvelous mountains and lovely lava channels. This time around I’m picking sights which either aren’t a popular geologic feature or are just plain weird, and all of which
Artemis
NASA’s new plan to keep sending humans to the Moon On March 23, NASA announced a change in strategy for one of the most important pieces of sustaining human presence on the Moon—ferrying Artemis astronauts to and fro the lunar surface after the first crewed landing on a
Explore
Countless worlds beyond Earth are brimming with possibilities of life. Our exploration of the Solar System and the exploding field of exoplanets have already expanded our notions of places where life might arise and take solace—from Earth-like planets to icy moons with underground oceans. Here are articles and notes
Moon Monday
Several readers told me they like Moon Monday’s new focus on providing more context on major developments rather than being too brief in order to cover all developments. I’m doubling down on the same with this issue by debuting a new format while also making sure to not
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Why is our Moon's farside so different from its nearside?
Moon Monday
NASA shared new details on science planning for its first crewed Artemis Moon landing and yet apart from a few tweets I didn’t notice anyone covering it! So this week’s Highlight section is the coverage itself instead of a summary. Highlight & Science At the Artemis Town Hall
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