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India's 'failed' Moon mission still active, sends 3D images of lunar surface
Nov 15, 2019 (Sputnik)
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday shared 3D images of the complete lunar surface captured by the Terrain Mapping Camera-2 from a 100-kilome...
NASA gains broad international support for Artemis Program at IAC
Nov 12, 2019 (SPX)
Speaking at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC), held in Washington Oct. 21-25, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine reaffirmed America's commitment to...
Lunar IceCube mission to locate, study resources needed for sustained presence on Moon
Nov 11, 2019 (SPX)
The Lunar IceCube mission, led by Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky, will study water distribution and interaction on the Moon. The mission will c...
Boeing proposes 'Fewest Steps to the Moon' concept for NASA lunar return
Nov 07, 2019 (SPX)
The company's proposal calls for delivering the lander's Ascent Element and Descent Element to lunar orbit in one rocket launch to ensure it is tailored for max...
NASA opens previously unopened Apollo sample ahead of Artemis missions
Nov 07, 2019 (SPX)
The sample, opened Nov. 5, in the Lunar Curation Laboratory at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston, was collected on the Moon by Apollo 17 astronauts G...
NASA's coating technology could help resolve lunar dust challenge
Nov 06, 2019 (SPX)
Although the coating wasn't originally conceived for lunar dust busting, "it's compelling for this application," said Bill Farrell, a scientist at NASA's Goddar...
China's lunar rover travels over 300 meters on moon's far side
Nov 05, 2019 (XNA)
Both the lander and the rover of the Chang'e-4 probe have ended their work for the 11th lunar day, and switched to dormant mode for the lunar night on Monday (B...
Does crime increase when the moon is full?
Oct 31, 2019 (SPX)
Betagov, which carries out randomized controlled trials for, and collaborates with, stakeholders in the field, looked into the purported relationship between cr...
China to launch Chang'e-5 lunar probe in 2020
Oct 29, 2019 (XNA)
The Long March-5 carrier rocket, China's current largest launch vehicle, will be used to send the probe into space, Wu, also an academician of the Chinese Acade...
Lunar surface trash or treasure
Oct 29, 2019 (SPX)
This was the beginning of a series of Luna probes. Beginning in 1960, NASA's Ranger Program planned to send nine spacecraft to the Moon for the purpose of takin...
Kennedy Space Center to award $7 billion contract for lunar missions
Oct 29, 2019 (SPX)
Big players in the aerospace industry have submitted proposals, but further information will only be released after they're evaluated and results are announced,...
China drawing up plan for manned lunar exploration
Oct 29, 2019 (XNA)
At the 1st China Space Science Assembly held in Xiamen, east China's Fujian Province, from Oct. 25 to Oct. 28, Chen Shanguang, deputy chief designer of China's ...
New VIPER lunar rover to map water ice on the Moon
Oct 28, 2019 (SPX)
About the size of a golf cart, the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER, will roam several miles, using its four science instruments - incl...
ISRO releases new images captured by Chandrayaan-2 orbiter
Oct 28, 2019 (IANS)
According to ISRO, the Moon has been continuously bombarded by meteorites, asteroids and comets since its formation. This has resulted in the formation of innum...
Indian, Japanese space agencies to launch joint lunar mission study in 2023
Oct 25, 2019 (Sputnik)
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in partnership with India, has aimed to launch the feasibility study of their first-ever joint lunar mission in 20...
ISRO captures specifics of secondary craters in Moon's south polar region
Oct 24, 2019 (Sputnik)
The latest images sent by India's second Lunar Probe's Rover present many interesting facts about the secondary craters of different ages and origins in the lun...
Invest in Artemis to get a ride to Moon: US
Oct 24, 2019 (AFP)
The United States plans to return to the Moon under the Artemis program in order to set up a long-term colony and test technologies for a crewed mission to Mars...
China's Chang'e-4 probe resumes work for 11th lunar day
Oct 24, 2019 (XNA)
The lander woke up at 5:11 a.m. Wednesday (Beijing Time), and the rover, Yutu-2 (Jade Rabbit-2), awoke at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday. Both are in normal working conditi...
NASA finds no traces of ISRO Vikram lunar lander
Oct 24, 2019 (Sputnik)
The Indian Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was put into lunar orbit on 20 August. During the mission, the Vikram lander was supposed to target a patch of high ground b...
Blue Origin's moon deal with Lockheed, other firms, signals new era
Oct 22, 2019 (UPI)
Until now, Blue Origin functioned as a standalone startup, funded by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' billions. It was seen chiefly as a competitor to new space compa...
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