Science illustration blog Tabletop Whale published a coding tutorial detailing how it built a geologic map of the Moon, merging six separate geologic datasets with inconsistent labels and formats into one cohesive visualization. The creator chose to omit timescale data due to imprecise and overlapping geologic eras, coloring the map purely by geologic category, and drew inspiration from the bright color schemes of original 1970s lunar maps. This release marks the final entry in the blog's Atlas of Space series.
tabletopwhale.com
· 2026-10-24
At a quarterly meeting of NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, member Charlie Precourt cited a new estimate that roughly 22 Starship launches would be required to fuel SpaceX's lunar lander for a single Artemis Moon mission. NASA has historically avoided confirming an exact figure, with earlier officials giving ranges from 'high single digits to low double digits' up to 'high teens.'
arstechnica.com
· 2026-10-22
The Orionid meteor shower, created by debris left behind by Halley's Comet, is set to peak overnight Wednesday into Thursday. NASA notes the display will be partially washed out by a moon that is about 77 percent full, and recommends viewing after moonset, around 3:30 AM EST, for the best visibility.
futurism.com
· 2026-10-21
MIT Technology Review's print magazine has a new leader who describes recent changes including the return of regular lists and infographics. The editor says the latest issue marks a bigger shift toward more experimental, ambitious storytelling, with a special issue focused on 'impossible' ideas like synthetic blood, brain uploading and decoding animal speech.
technologyreview.com
· 2026-10-21
Astrolab's FLIP lunar rover will carry an HPE Spaceborne-4 edge computer designed to run custom large language models directly on the moon's surface. The system will process camera and lidar data onboard to aid navigation and distill insights, reducing how much raw data must be transmitted to Earth.
technologyreview.com
· 2026-10-20
The source page for this story could not be retrieved; it returned only a nature.com browser-compatibility notice instead of article content. No factual details about the reported topic, 'moon-stroke' or 'chill,' were available for review.
nature.com
· 2026-10-20
Climate scientists report that current El Niño conditions have already pushed sea levels in parts of the Pacific up by as much as 1.3 feet due to thermal expansion of warming ocean water. Researchers warn this effect is expected to intensify further as a result of lunar gravitational cycles influencing tides.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-10-19
A new analysis of NASA lunar imagery has identified more than 10,000 relatively young geological faults scattered across the Moon's surface. Unlike Earth, whose crust is broken into multiple tectonic plates, the Moon's surface is described as a single continuous shell, meaning these faults can still trigger moonquakes.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-10-15
NASA has published details of its SPEARS project, which is developing batteries using solid ceramic or polymer materials instead of liquid electrolytes found in standard lithium-ion cells. The goal is to create batteries that can endure the Moon's extreme temperature swings, from 212°F daytime highs to minus 328°F lows at the lunar south pole, for use in future Artemis missions and Mars exploration.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-14
NASA has chosen the GIMLI mission to send a rover to the Marius Hills Pit, a lunar hole roughly 150 feet deep and 300 feet wide, to determine whether it opens into a larger underground lava tube. The rover, built with instruments from Honeybee Robotics including ground-penetrating radar, seismic probes and a gravimeter, will study the pit from the surface rather than orbit for the first time. The project is funded through NASA's Payloads and Research Investigations on the Surface of the Moon program.
futurism.com
· 2026-10-12
Space agency officials and researchers, including ESA director general Josef Aschbacher and Bangor University's Simon Middleburgh, describe plans and challenges for establishing a sustainable lunar base. They point to the moon's value for studying the solar system's origins, hosting telescopes free of atmospheric interference, and serving as a low-gravity launch point for deeper space missions. Significant engineering problems remain, including protection from radiation, dust, asteroids and extreme temperatures, plus the need for self-sustaining resources and autonomous robotic construction.
technologyreview.com
· 2026-10-12
NASA has published more than 800GB of science data from the Artemis II mission on its 'Artemis II: Sights & Sounds of Science' website. The release includes over 11,000 photos and videos, more than 8.5 hours of audio recordings, and crew-annotated images, including one marking observed impact flashes on the Moon's dark side.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-11
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