The instrument will track how the magnetosphere expands and contracts, as well as other shape changes caused by varying strengths of solar wind from the vantage point of the moon, providing a ...

As soon as late February, a lunar lander will depart from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on its way to the moon carrying ...

Understanding chorus waves is vital, as they create fast-moving, highly energetic electrons (known as killer electrons) that can penetrate spacecraft shielding and destroy important systems.

which shows some of the six NASA payloads that are on board the spacecraft — including an X-ray instrument called LEXI which will look back at the Earth’s magnetosphere from the moon in the X ...

The moon is so volcanic because of tidal forces ... revealing how charged particles from Io contribute to Jupiter’s massive magnetosphere. Launched in 2011 and arriving at Jupiter in 2016 ...

From the vantage point of the Moon, however, the whole magnetopause will be in LEXI’s field of view. The team back on Earth will be working around the clock to track how the magnetosphere ...

Before Neil Armstrong took his "giant leap for mankind," NASA staged a series of missions that paved the way for his team's successful Apollo 11 moon ...

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander caught haunting images of Earth while preparing to make its way towards lunar orbit.

from characterizing Earth's magnetosphere to understanding lunar dust and the moon's interior structure and thermal properties," NASA scientist Maria Banks said. Blue Ghost also carries technology ...

from characterizing Earth's magnetosphere to understanding lunar dust and the moon's interior structure and thermal properties," NASA scientist Maria Banks said. Blue Ghost also carries technology ...