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NASA may attempt Moon launch on September 23: official
Sep 08, 2022 (AFP)
Two previous attempts were scrapped after the giant Space Launch System rocket experienced technical glitches including a fuel leak. "The 23rd is a 6:47am windo...
NASA taps Axiom Space for first Artemis lunar spacesuits
Sep 08, 2022 (SPX)
With this award, NASA has put in place another cornerstone of returning astronauts to the Moon under Artemis to support continued scientific breakthroughs, bene...
Study of Sample Brought Back by Chang'e-5 Unveils Formation of Nanophase Iron on the Moon
Sep 06, 2022 (SPX)
The peer-reviewed study was conducted by the Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Kunming University of Science and Technology. Resea...
Training astronauts to be scientists on the Moon
Sep 05, 2022 (ESA)
Today, ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst and NASA's Stephanie Wilson start an intensive course that will take them across Europe. The training will teach them how t...
NASA will not try new Moon rocket launch attempt in coming days
Sep 03, 2022 (AFP)
Determined by the position of the Earth and Moon, the current launch period for NASA's Artemis 1 mission ends Tuesday and is "definitely off the table," said Ji...
NASA Moon launch to attract up to 400,000 visitors
Sep 02, 2022 (AFP)
If the uncrewed Space Launch System (SLS) lifts off successfully, it will be not only awe-inspiring but historic for NASA, marking the first of its Artemis miss...
Where to land on the Moon?
Sep 01, 2022 (SPX)
What makes the south polar region so fascinating is that because the Sun hovers near the horizon due to the Moon's axial tilt, the sunken floors of impact crate...
Chang'e-5 reveals an intermediate stage in space weathering process of lunar soils
Sep 01, 2022 (SPX)
The soil mainly includes minerals olivine, pyroxene, anorthite and glass bead. To avoid possible chemical contamination and ion-bombing-induced amorphization, w...
UCL team maps moon's surface for NASA missions
Aug 30, 2022 (SPX)
The team used a photogrammetry technique they pioneered to derive a detailed 3D model, at a resolution of one metre, from a series of 14 stereo images (where pi...
Thermophysical properties of lunar farside regolith with in-situ temperature measurement by Chang'E-4
Aug 30, 2022 (SPX)
Probing the thermal conductivity of the lunar regolith has drawn a lot of attention since the Apollo era. Early measurements focused on the Apollo regolith samp...
'Sight to behold': tourists flock to Florida for Moon rocket launch
Aug 28, 2022 (AFP)
The 45-year-old has traveled all the way from northern England to Florida with her husband and two children for a space-themed vacation, and they're prepared to...
Sunrise for the Moon
Aug 28, 2022 (ESA)
The Flight Readiness Review has deemed the trio GO for launch, marking the dawn of a new era in space exploration. The first in a series of missions that will r...
Protecting Artemis and lunar explorers from space radiation
Aug 28, 2022 (ESA)
While there are no human passengers on board this test flight, future missions will once again cast space explorers beyond the protective environments of Earth'...
Green light for the return to the Moon
Aug 28, 2022 (SPX)
"This is an unprecedented vote of confidence by NASA in the capabilities of our industry and Germany as a partner," says Walther Pelzer, head of the German Spac...
Lunar mining and Moon land claims fall into a gray area of international law
Aug 26, 2022 (SPX)
At least six countries and a flurry of private companies have publicly announced more than 250 missions to the Moon to occur within the next decade. Many of the...
NASA engineer develops tiny, high-powered laser to find water on the Moon
Aug 26, 2022 (SPX)
Locating water and other resources is a NASA priority crucial to exploring Earth's natural satellite and other objects in the solar system and beyond. Previous ...
All systems go for Artemis 1 mission to Moon
Aug 24, 2022 (AFP)
The goal is to return humans to the Moon for the first time since the last Apollo mission in 1972 -- and eventually to Mars. The 322-foot (98-meter) Space Launc...
NASA Identifies Candidate Regions for Landing Next Americans on Moon
Aug 23, 2022 (SPX)
"Selecting these regions means we are one giant leap closer to returning humans to the Moon for the first time since Apollo," said Mark Kirasich, deputy associa...
A special Moon snap
Aug 19, 2022 (ESA)
Taken by ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti from orbit during her Minerva mission, it is a sight rarely seen: Earth's natural satellite appearing over the hor...
Terran Orbital delivers LunIR to Cape Canaveral for Artemis 1 launch
Aug 19, 2022 (SPX)
Offering more payload mass, volume capability, and energy, SLS, the world's most powerful rocket to date, can carry more payload to deep space than any other ve...
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