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South Korea's lunar orbiter sends photos of Earth, Moon
Jan 03, 2023 (AFP)
Danuri -- a portmanteau of the Korean words for "Moon" and "enjoy" -- was launched on a SpaceX rocket from the United States in August 2022 and entered lunar or...
ispace executes second orbital control maneuver
Jan 03, 2023 (SPX)
The maneuver was carried out shortly after midnight on Jan. 2, 2023 (Japan Standard Time) and operations were managed from ispace's mission control center locat...
Exotic clasts in Chang'e-5 samples indicate unexplored terrane on moon
Jan 01, 2023 (SPX)
Recognizing exotic clasts (i.e., non-Chang'e-5 locally derived materials) in the Chang'e-5 regolith could provide critical information about the lithological di...
Researchers discover solar wind-derived water in lunar soils
Dec 29, 2022 (SPX)
A joint research team from the National Space Science Center (NSSC) and the Institute of Geology and Geophysics (IGG), both affiliated with the Chinese Academy ...
Moon water imager integrated with NASA's Lunar Trailblazer
Dec 27, 2022 (JPL)
The instrument, called the High-resolution Volatiles and Minerals Moon Mapper (HVM3), is one of two on Lunar Trailblazer. HVM3 will detect and map water on the ...
ESA to invite companies to connect with the Moon
Dec 22, 2022 (ESA)
Some 250 missions to the Moon will launch over the next decade alone, according to market analysists Northern Sky Research, which the company predicts will acti...
Building a powerhouse in deep space
Dec 20, 2022 (SPX)
NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland leads the agency's partnership with Maxar Technologies to design and build PPE, developing next-generation technology ...
NASA developing AI to steer using landmarks on the Moon
Dec 18, 2022 (SPX)
"For safety and science geotagging, it's important for explorers to know exactly where they are as they explore the lunar landscape," said Alvin Yew, a research...
US military, NASA relationship on display with Artemis 1 mission
Dec 15, 2022 (SPX)
As important as the validation that Orion could return safely to earth, is the confirmation that recovery efforts belonging to multiple government organizations...
The robotics of sampling regolith
Dec 14, 2022 (SPX)
To start with, regolith sampling uses a different bit than rock sampling. The back of the regolith bit is very similar to a coring bit - it uses the same type o...
Chang'e 5 samples suggest exploitable water resources on the moon
Dec 14, 2022 (XNA)
Based on this finding, the scientists predict that there is a large amount of water resources available for utilization at the high latitude region of the moon....
NASA capsule Orion splashes down after record-setting lunar voyage
Dec 12, 2022 (AFP)
After racing through the Earth's atmosphere at a speed of 25,000 miles (40,000 kilometers) per hour, the uncrewed capsule floated down to the sea with the help ...
Japanese startup launches historic Moon mission
Dec 11, 2022 (AFP)
The launch was carried out by Elon Musk's SpaceX at Cape Canaveral in the US state of Florida after two postponements for additional pre-flight checks. The spac...
Japanese startup launches historic moon mission
Dec 11, 2022 (AFP)
The launch was carried out by Elon Musk's SpaceX in Cape Canaveral in the US state of Florida after two postponements for additional pre-flight checks. The spac...
Orion splashes down after record-setting voyage around the Moon
Dec 11, 2022 (AFP)
After racing through the Earth's atmosphere at a speed of 25,000 miles (40,000 kilometers) per hour, the uncrewed capsule floated down to the sea with the help ...
Japanese billionaire Maezawa announces crew of artists for lunar voyage
Dec 09, 2022 (AFP)
The mission, known as dearMoon, was first announced in 2018. Maezawa initially said he would invite a crew of six-to-eight artists, but later changed the entry ...
NASA tests Lunar Communications network in lava field
Dec 09, 2022 (SPX)
The same networking technology that keeps us connected on Earth could soon be used by astronauts to communicate on the lunar surface when they return to the Moo...
Rising Earth
Dec 09, 2022 (ESA)
This image was taken on 5 December, flight day 20, after the spacecraft completed a 3 minute 27 second burn to swing around the Moon and back to Earth. Just bef...
Artemis I Flight Day 22 - Orion Continues on its Journey Back to Earth
Dec 08, 2022 (SPX)
Engineers conducted the second part of the propellant tank slosh development flight test, called propellant slosh, which is scheduled during quiescent, or less ...
Leidos Dynetics Team and Northrop Grumman to Collaborate on NASA Human Landing System Bid
Dec 08, 2022 (SPX)
"We're excited to enter the competition to support NASA's Sustaining Lunar Development efforts, adding Northrop Grumman to our team," said Leidos Dynetics Group...
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