NASA used its inaugural Max Power aerospace expo at Kennedy Space Center to update plans for its Ignition initiative, which aims to establish a lunar base by 2032. Announcements included a new CLPS 2 contract for cargo landers, a nuclear-powered lunar rover, and other infrastructure, with companies like Blue Origin, SpaceX, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman involved. NASA also linked the effort to the Artemis program, whose third crewed mission is planned for 2027 with a lunar landing targeted for 2028.
cnet.com
· 2026-11-10
A tech how-to explains that iPhone users can capture clearer Moon photos by manually lowering two settings: exposure (set to -2EV via the camera's six-dot menu) and brightness (adjusted via a slider after tapping and holding to lock focus). The same method works for video, with users able to extract a still frame by screenshotting a paused playback.
engadget.com
· 2026-11-09
The US military posted a Request for Information on a federal procurement site asking companies about a possible 'proliferated cislunar constellation'—a network of satellites operating near the Moon, with the number of spacecraft and their exact mission undisclosed. The notice follows public remarks by Space Force acquisitions official Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy, who has said the Pentagon is increasingly focused on extending military capability beyond geostationary orbit into cislunar space.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-11-09
NASA issued a public call on Saturday seeking astronauts to live and work at a future lunar base. The agency simultaneously opened bidding for new contracts covering transportation to support lunar base operations.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-11-08
The launch of NASA's Artemis 2 crewed Moon mission generated ripples in Earth's upper atmosphere that spread across roughly 3,100 miles. GPS receivers on the ground picked up three distinct wave-like disturbances tied to the rocket's ascent through the ionosphere.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-11-06
The US Space Force is considering launching five satellites into cislunar space by 2029, according to a notice sent to aerospace manufacturers reported by Air and Space Forces. The satellites would orbit the far side of the Moon and serve as reconnaissance 'seed vehicles' to shape a broader strategy for a future satellite network in that region. Major General Stephen Purdy has described the cislunar area as a potential 'warfighting domain' for the military.
futurism.com
· 2026-11-03
China has publicly stated a plan to land astronauts on the Moon within the next three years. The disclosure marks a formal timeline for the country's crewed lunar ambitions, which have been in development for several years.
science.slashdot.org
· 2026-11-03
A specifications table posted by leaker Jaykihn describes Intel's unannounced Moon Lake processor as having four low-power efficiency cores and no performance cores, with a TDP range of 6W to 15W. The leak suggests the chip would succeed Intel's current N-series budget processors and shares its tile-based layout and BGA1516 package with the Core Series 3 Wildcat Lake family launched in April. Intel has not confirmed these specifications.
techspot.com
· 2026-11-01
NASA livestreamed the exit of its second CHAPEA crew—Ross Elder, Matthew Montgomery, Ellen Ellis and James Spicer—from its 3D-printed Mars habitat in Houston after 378 days of simulated Mars operations. During their stay, the crew performed mock spacewalks, maintained the habitat, grew plants and endured simulated communication delays and resource constraints. NASA is now accepting applications for a follow-up year-long experiment, the Moon and Mars Exploration Analog, set to begin no earlier than August 2027.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-31
Leaker Jaykihn has disclosed early specs for Intel's upcoming Moon Lake processor, describing a four-core design using only low-power-efficiency cores with no performance cores, and TDPs ranging from 6W to 15W. The chip reportedly shares its physical layout with the recently launched Wildcat Lake and is expected to arrive in 2028.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-10-30
A member of NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel stated that SpaceX's Artemis lunar landing plan would require nearly 22 separate Starship launches to fill an orbital propellant depot before a single crewed Moon mission could proceed. This figure far exceeds the much lower launch counts Elon Musk has previously suggested for the architecture.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-10-26
The final full moon before Halloween, known as the Hunter's Moon, will become fully illuminated in the early hours of Monday morning. The name traditionally marks the period when hunters prepared for winter by tracking game under the bright autumn moonlight.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-25
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