NASA's plan to build a train track on the moon is part of the agency's Innovative Advanced Concepts program, which aims to develop "science fiction-like" projects for future space exploration.
NASA wants to build a floating railway on the surface of the moon. Called FLOAT, the technology relies on autonomous robots ...
NASA has revealed that they are planning to eventually build a levitating train on the moon in the next decade. This plan comes as the space agency seeks to develop what they call ...
Sounds like utter lunar-cy. As the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) readies to return astronauts to the moon and convert the space rock into an orbital outpost, plans are ...
A levitating robotic train on the Moon might seem utopian. However, NASA recently approved additional funding to study this concept. Artistic concept of the lunar railway network. Credit: Ethan ...
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Perhaps the greatest, mind-bending quirk of our universe is the inherent trouble with timekeeping: Seconds tick by ever so slightly faster atop a mountain than they do in the valleys of Earth.
Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. It’s easy to take the moon for granted as a ...
Does a levitating robot train on the moon sound far-fetched? NASA doesn’t seem to think so, as the agency has just greenlit further funding for a study looking into the concept. The project ...
If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. NASA has some really wild plans, and I mean that in the best way possible. Despite ...