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What Causes Flashes on the Moon
Jun 04, 2019 (SPX)
It happens several times a week. Sometimes it is only short flashes of light that appear on the surface of the Moon. Other light phenomena on the Earth's satell...
NASA selects first commercial moon landing services for Artemis Program
May 31, 2019 (SPX)
"Our selection of these U.S. commercial landing service providers represents America's return to the Moon's surface for the first time in decades, and it's a hu...
NASA selects Intuitive Machines for robotic return to the moon in 2021
May 31, 2019 (SPX)
"We are grateful for the tremendous privilege and honor to be awarded this contract. I have dreamed of going to the Moon since, as an 11-year-old boy, I saw Nei...
Astrobotic awarded contract to deliver 14 NASA payloads to the moon
May 31, 2019 (SPX)
This announcement of a firm fixed price contract to deliver NASA science, exploration, and technology demonstration payloads to the Moon is a culmination of Ast...
US and Japan partner on future moon mission
May 30, 2019 (VOA)
In one important example, NASA, the U.S. space agency, plans an infrastructure to sustain humans on and around the moon with assistance from the Japan Aerospace...
China's Chang'e-4 probe resumes work for sixth lunar day
May 30, 2019 (XNA)
The lander woke up at 6 p.m. Tuesday, and the rover, Yutu-2 (Jade Rabbit-2), awoke at 2:16 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Ce...
Moon mission leader leaves NASA after 45 days
May 27, 2019 (UPI)
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced Sirangelo's departure in an internal memo Thursday, Space News reported. Sirangelo joined NASA last month as specia...
'A long ride': 50 years ago, a dress rehearsal for the Moon landing
May 25, 2019 (AFP)
The year was 1969, and his vessel was the first to be equipped with a color camera, which was beaming live images to an awestruck global audience. "I was feelin...
NASA Administrator to Make Artemis Moon Program Announcement, Media Teleconference Set
May 23, 2019 (SPX)
Administrator Bridenstine will announce the commercial partner selection to develop and build the first segment of NASA's Gateway outpost - the power and propul...
NASA unveils schedule for 'Artemis' 2024 Moon mission
May 23, 2019 (AFP)
The original lunar missions were named for Apollo -- Artemis was his twin sister in Greek mythology, and the goddess of hunting, wilderness and the Moon. Admini...
NASA Awards Artemis Contract for Lunar Gateway Power, Propulsion
May 23, 2019 (SPX)
"The power and propulsion element is the foundation of Gateway and a fine example of how partnerships with U.S. companies can help expedite NASA's return to the...
Astrobotic Signs Lunar Payload Agreement with Canadensys Aerospace
May 22, 2019 (SPX)
The payload will be the first in a series of payloads, which Canadensys intends to fly on multiple Peregrine lunar lander missions in the future. Details on the...
Water formation on the moon demonstrated by UH Manoa scientists
May 22, 2019 (SPX)
Although recent discoveries by orbiting spacecraft such as the Lunar Prospector and the hard lander Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite suggest the e...
Collision that formed the moon also brought Earth water
May 21, 2019 (UPI)
Scientists have long puzzled over the origins of Earth's water. Earth was formed in the inner solar system, and the inner solar system was dry. The solar system...
Giant impact caused difference between moon's hemispheres
May 21, 2019 (SPX)
The mystery of the Moon's two faces began in the Apollo era when the first views of its farside revealed the surprising differences. Measurements made by the Gr...
Lunar South Pole Atlas Is Reference for Mission Planners
May 20, 2019 (SPX)
The highlight of the new online atlas is a set of 14 topographic maps derived from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) data. Dr. Julie D. Stopar, USRA staff scie...
India's 2nd Moon Mission to Be Cheaper than Half of Avengers Endgame's Budget
May 20, 2019 (Sputnik)
ISRO has announced that all the modules are being prepared for the launch of Chandrayaan-2 during the window of 9 July to July 16, 2019, with an expected Moon l...
NASA Taps 11 American Companies to Advance Human Lunar Landers
May 20, 2019 (SPX)
"To accelerate our return to the Moon, we are challenging our traditional ways of doing business. We will streamline everything from procurement to partnerships...
Chinese lunar rover's lucky find could unlock secrets of moon and earth
May 17, 2019 (XNA)
Using data obtained by the visible and near infrared spectrometer installed on Yutu-2, a research team led by Li Chunlai, with the National Astronomical Observa...
China's Chang'E 4 Mission Discovers New Secrets from Far Side of the Moon
May 17, 2019 (SPX)
A theory emerged in the 1970s that in the Moon's infancy, an ocean made of magma covered its surface. As the molten ocean began to calm and cool, lighter minera...
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