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Ancient cold traps at lunar south pole identified as prime targets for Artemis ice sampling
May 01, 2026 (SPX)
The study, published in Nature Astronomy, was led by Prof. Oded Aharonson of Weizmann's Earth and Planetary Sciences Department, together with Prof. Paul Hayne ...
Chang'e 7 Preps for South Pole Mission as China Charts Expanding Lunar Program
Apr 26, 2026 (SPX)
The announcement came as China marked its 11th Space Day, with officials using the occasion to review the achievements of the Chang'e program and outline the ro...
China Identifies Two New Lunar Minerals from Chang'e 5 Samples
Apr 26, 2026 (SPX)
The announcement was made on Friday at an event in Chengdu, Sichuan province, held to mark China's 11th Space Day. The China National Space Administration confi...
Lunar Dust Transformed Into Structural Reinforcement for Moon Base Construction
Apr 23, 2026 (SPX)
The study was led by Denizhan Yavas, assistant teaching professor of mechanical engineering at Rice, in collaboration with Ashraf Bastawros of Iowa State Univer...
Artemis mission approaches lunar loop for first flyby since 1972
Apr 06, 2026 (AFP)
The Orion capsule will now whip around the Moon, setting the crew up to travel farther from our home planet than any human before. The astronauts entered what N...
Artemis astronauts to study the Moon's surface using mainly their eyes
Apr 05, 2026 (SPX)
Despite the technological advancements since the Apollo missions, NASA still relies on the eyesight of its astronauts to learn more about the Moon. "The human e...
Artemis astronauts more than halfway to Moon, putting Earth in rearview
Apr 04, 2026 (AFP)
Astronaut Christina Koch said the crew had a collective "expression of joy" upon being told of the milestone, which was hit around two days, five hours and 24 m...
'Breathtaking': Artemis astronauts blast towards Moon
Apr 03, 2026 (AFP)
With enough thrust to accelerate a stationary car to highway driving speed in less than three seconds, the Orion capsule engine blasted the astronauts on their ...
Astronauts begin NASA lunar mission after climactic blast-off
Apr 02, 2026 (AFP)
With a thunderous roar that reverberated far beyond the launchpad, the enormous orange-and-white rocket carried three Americans and one Canadian away from Flori...
Chickpeas grown in simulated moon soil reach harvest
Mar 30, 2026 (SPX)
The team used a commercial lunar regolith simulant supplied by Exolith Labs, formulated to resemble the composition of samples collected by Apollo astronauts. L...
Astrobotic to build lunar wheel for Italian habitation module
Mar 30, 2026 (SPX)
The new contract follows Thales Alenia Space's agreement with the Italian Space Agency to carry out the preliminary design phase of the pressurized Multi-Purpos...
Astrobotic and CMU advance distributed nav system for Moon missions
Mar 30, 2026 (SPX)
Each DALEC-enabled asset uses onboard sensors such as cameras and laser scanners to estimate its own position and motion. Those estimates are then shared wirele...
Recycled sewage turns lunar regolith into crop soil
Mar 30, 2026 (SPX)
"In lunar and Martian outposts, organic wastes will be key to generating healthy, productive soils," explains Harrison Coker, the first author on the study. "By...
Moon race: how China is challenging the US
Mar 30, 2026 (AFP)
As US space agency NASA prepares for its crewed lunar flyby mission, Artemis II, we take a look at China's ambitions in space: - What is China's crewed programm...
NASA announces overhaul of Artemis lunar program amid technical delays
Feb 27, 2026 (AFP)
That goal remains unchanged, but the US space agency is shifting its flight lineup to include a test mission before an eventual lunar landing to improve launch ...
Chang'e-6 farside samples reshape lunar impact history
Feb 16, 2026 (SPX)
The team reports that meteorite impact fluxes on the Moon's near and far sides are essentially consistent over time. This finding supports the use of a unified ...
The Race Is On: Artemis, China and Musk Turn the Moon Into the Next Strategic High Ground
Feb 09, 2026 (SPX)
For two years, NASA has framed Artemis as a "sustainable return" to the Moon, not a flag-planting sprint. Chinese officials describe their 2030 crewed landing g...
DLR plans new control center for future Moon and Mars missions
Feb 08, 2026 (SPX)
The Free State of Bavaria is supporting construction of the HECC with 58 million euros, while DLR is contributing an additional 20 million euros from its instit...
First Crewed Moon Flyby In 54 Years: Artemis II
Feb 08, 2026 (SPX)
A rocket launch is always at the mercy of a variety of factors outside of the launch teams control - from the literal position of the planets down to flocks of ...
Artemis II teams step through full-scale launch rehearsal at Kennedy
Feb 06, 2026 (SPX)
The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, secured to the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B, will support a test that runs the integrated launch...
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