In 1969, humans made their first steps on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission. However, even after more than half a century, the veracity of the moon landing is still questioned. Among those requesting substantiation is former director of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin. On Sunday, via his Telegram handle, the former Russian space chief disclosed that he decided to uncover the truth "about ten years ago" while working for the government. His suspicions intensified as he observed how exhausted and worn out Soviet astronauts appeared upon their return from space, in stark contrast to the Apollo 11 crew's youthful appearance. He stated in the post that he sent multiple requests for evidence but did not receive a satisfactory response. He only received a volume that...

Months after entering lunar orbit, the Danuri spacecraft from South Korea has transmitted remarkably detailed images of the Moon's craters. As it continues to orbit the Moon, the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO) spacecraft operated by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) has transmitted four images of the lunar surface. The images disclose not only craters but also features on the Moon's surface that are covered in regolith (lunar sediment and dust). In April, the spacecraft transmitted images showing four craters on the Moon: Tsiolkovsky crater, Schrdinger Valley, Wichmann Crater, and Szilard M crater. On the Moon's far side, at 128.5 degrees east longitude and 20.5 degrees south latitude, is the Tsiolkovsky crater. The crater was previously photographed by Apollo-...

Thanks to advances in reproductive technology, couples given the same sex at birth may be able to have genetically related offspring. Scientists have achieved advances with lab mice. Some organizations have used genetic engineering to create a few rats from male and female pairings in the previous decade. If these cutting-edge technologies are ethically and securely developed for humans, many forms of families may be viable in the far future. “These researchers have been remarkably creative,” Bedford Research Foundation embryologist David Albertini tells Inverse. “They considered Mother Nature when engineering gametes—sperm or eggs—from stem cells.” In-vitro innovation Japanese researchers bred mice with two biological fathers for the first time in a March Nature public...

According to scientists, the moons of Uranus may harbor extraterrestrial life; therefore, they may be closer than people believe. The 27 known satellites orbiting the planet, which is three billion miles from Earth, are named after characters from the works of William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope. NASA has analyzed data from Voyager 2's 1986 voyage to Uranus in this regard. They presently believe that the ice beneath four of the moons, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, and Oberon, may conceal several-mile-deep oceans. They could therefore be teeming with alien life. Researchers have found seas on dwarf planets and moons in unexpected places. Consequently, there may be unidentified mechanisms at play. According to Rogez, this article examines what they may be and how they relate to t...

NASA engineers developed a power-saving method to extend the Voyager probes' exploration into interstellar space. Since 1977, Voyager 1 and 2's power sources have been decreasing, putting their equipment at risk. Solar power doesn't work in outer space. Engineers gave each Voyager three radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs). These generate energy from plutonium-238 decay heat. They're nuclear batteries dropping 4 watts each year. The Voyagers don't require that electricity for propulsion, but they do need it to collect scientific data on distant charged particles and magnetic fields—humanity's sole chance to do so in interstellar space. A Power Upgrade Extends Voyager 2's Mission in Space NASA began investigating techniques to extend Voyagers' instrument life two year...