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Exploration of the Moon

An artist's rendering of the Lunar Mission One probe.

Kickstarter is going to the Moon in a new crowdfunded space mission

Science

You’ve always paid for space missions with your tax dollars, but now you can get even more involved thanks to a British team that’s using Kickstarter to fund a new lunar probe. Donors will even get a chance to leave their hair on the Moon if they fork over enough cash.

China Moom

China successfully puts a rabbit on the moon

Environment

Whatever Happened to all of the Moon Rocks?

Arts, Culture & Media

Space Mining with Robots

Business, Economics and Jobs

Is the Private Era in Space Officially Upon Us?

NASA Announces New Rocket Design

Just a few months ago, the future of NASA seemed in doubt. But the space agency announced on Wednesday  a new rocket design that it says will be the centerpiece of a deep-space exploration program for decades to come. The Space Launch System could lift astronauts farther than ever before, making it eventually possible to journey […]

The Eagle Soars

Jay O’Callahan tells the story of J.C. High Eagle, a Cherokee Indian from Oklahoma, whose childhood vision was realized by his life’s work in space exploration at NASA.

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The Eagle Soars

Jay O’Callahan tells the story of J.C. High Eagle, a Cherokee Indian from Oklahoma, who knew at childhood that his life’s work would be space exploration.

If We Can Put a Man on the Moon

Landing on the moon has become our yardstick for what we can or can’t achieve. Environmentalists have been especially eager to compare the Apollo moon mission to the challenges of climate change. But as NASA celebrates the 40th anniversary of the landing,

Moon Walkers

Author Andrew Smith talked to astronauts from the Apollo Moon program and found that their lives were indelibly changed by their mission. One of those astronauts, Alan Bean, tells LOE that his walk on the moon inspired him to paint about his experience.