Scientists Grow “Moon hummus” Chickpeas in Simulated Lunar Soil for Future Bases
Scientists have taken a practical step toward feeding astronauts on long-duration lunar missions: they successfully grew and harvested chickpeas in a soil mixture made mostly from simulated lunar regolith—the dusty, rocky material that covers the Moon.The experiment was designed to answer a question that becomes urgent as NASA and other space programs move from short […]
NASA Adds a 2027 Docking “Dress Rehearsal,” Pushing First Artemis Moon Landing to 2028
NASA is restructuring its Artemis moon program by inserting an additional test mission in 2027—a move designed to reduce risk before astronauts attempt the program’s first lunar landing.The new plan turns Artemis III into a mission focused on practicing spacecraft docking in low-Earth orbit, rather than going directly to the Moon for a landing attempt. […]
Billionaire Trump nominee confirmed to lead NASA amid Moon race
The US Senate on Wednesday approved President Donald Trump’s re-nomination of billionaire Jared Isaacman to head NASA, following months of backtracking and uncertainty over the space agency’s future. The 42-year-old businessman made his fortune in online payment processing and has a personal passion for space. He will take over as administrator of the US agency […]
NASA chief says ‘secretive’ China is hiding military projects in space
China is hiding secret military activity in space, NASA chief Bill Nelson has claimed. “We believe that a lot of their so-called civilian space programme is a military programme,” he told the House Committee on Appropriations on Wednesday. “China has made extraordinary strides, especially in the last 10 years, but they are very, very secretive,” […]
NASA returns sample from asteroid Bennu to Earth
A NASA capsule carrying the largest sample ever collected from an asteroid has returned to Earth. The capsule, which landed in the Utah desert at 3.52pm, contained around 250g of rocks and dust collected from asteroid Bennu as part of NASA’s Osiris-Rex mission. Experts say the carbon-rich, near-Earth asteroid serves as a time capsule from […]
NASA taking ‘concrete action’ to explore UFOs after landmark report
NASA is taking “concrete action” to explore the potential threat of UFOs following the release of a landmark report into the phenomena. The agency’s administrator, Bill Nelson, said it was time to “shift the conversation from sensationalist to science”, having received the recommendations of an independent panel tasked with looking into years of sightings. While […]
