Lasers at the Lunar Poles Could Help Astronauts Navigate
Reported by Universe Today
A team of scientists is exploring ways to use dark craters at the lunar poles as sites for ultrastable lasers to aid in surface and near-lunar navigation. The group, led by Physicist Jun Ye, an expert on lasers and precision measurements, were discussing t...
- By: Carolyn Collins Petersen (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cc-petersen)
- On: Sat, 30 May 2026 19:50 +0000
Who You Send to the Moon Matters More Than You Think
Reported by Universe Today
Building a permanent base on the Moon sounds like an engineering problem. Design the habitat, sort the power supply, figure out life support, and you're most of the way there. But the engineers who've spent time thinking hard about this will tell you the r...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Sat, 30 May 2026 11:01 +0000
Celebration of Space - May 29, 2026
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
This coming Sunday, May 31, 2026 at 4:47 am ET, the Moon will once again arrive on the opposite side of Earth than the Sun. This is the full Moon. On this date the Moon will rise with the setting Sun and set with the rising Sun, keeping the Moon above the ...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 29 May 2026 10:30:34 EDT
MAVEN Spacecraft Finds New Plasma Squeezing at Mars
Reported by Universe Today
A cloaked alien invasion force is approaching Earth and coming up on Mars. The first officer looks through a viewfinder and says, “Captain, the fourth planet’s atmosphere is behaving strangely. As though it were trying to block incoming energy.” The ...
- By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/laurencetognetti)
- On: Sat, 30 May 2026 00:32 +0000
NASA Awards Contract for Johnson Space Center Infrastructure
Reported by NASA
NASA has selected seven companies to provide construction, revitalization, and infrastructure improvements at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The Johnson Space Center Multiple Award Construction Contract supports up to $300 million in upgra...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 29 May 2026 21:24 +0000
NASA Hosts SpaceX Crew-11 Astronauts for Public Event at Headquarters
Reported by NASA
NASA will host a public event featuring three crew members from the agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission at 11 a.m. EDT Monday, June 1. The event, which takes place during the crew’s standard postflight visit, will be held in the Webb Auditorium at NASA Hea...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 29 May 2026 20:49 +0000