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NASA cooperates with China on moon exploration
Jan 21, 2019 (XNA)
NASA said it discussed in the past month with China to explore the possibility of observing a signature of the landing plume of Chang'e-4, as in a manner simila...
Russia talks up backup manned vehicle for Moon without NASA funding
Jan 21, 2019 (Sputnik)
A senior Russian space industry source told Sputnik that Moscow will develop an ugraded Soyuz version at its own expense, and no funding from NASA is expected. ...
PolyU Provides Multi-Disciplinary Support to the Nation's Historic Landing on the Far Side of the Moon
Jan 18, 2019 (SPX)
Adopted by Chang'e-4 mission was PolyU's advanced technologies, namely the design and development of an advanced Camera Pointing System, and an innovative lunar...
NASA and China collaborate on Moon exploration
Jan 18, 2019 (AFP)
"With the required approval from Congress, NASA has been in discussions with China to explore the possibility of observing a signature of the landing plume of t...
Scientists study Moon craters to understand Earth's impact history
Jan 18, 2019 (SPX)
For decades, scientists have tried to understand the rate that asteroids hit Earth by carefully studying impact craters and by using radiometric dating of the r...
China's moon cotton experiment ends in freezing lunar night
Jan 17, 2019 (AFP)
The Chinese space agency announced earlier this week that the seed had germinated inside a special canister aboard the Chang'e-4 probe, after the spacecraft on ...
Chang'e-4 to measure lunar temperatures during freezing night
Jan 15, 2019 (XNA)
A lunar day equals 14 days on Earth, and a lunar night is the same length. Temperatures vary enormously between day and night on the moon. Scientists estimate t...
China's new lunar rover faces challenges on moon's far side
Jan 15, 2019 (XNA)
The Chang'e-4 probe, including a lander and a rover, touched down on the Von Karman Crater in the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) Basin on the far side of the moon on J...
China unveils follow-up lunar exploration missions
Jan 15, 2019 (XNA)
The Chang'e-4 mission realized the first-ever soft-landing on the far side of the moon, and its success has inaugurated the fourth phase of China's lunar explor...
Craters surrounding Chang'e-4 pose challenge to lunar rover
Jan 14, 2019 (XNA)
The probe, comprised of a lander and a rover, touched down at the preselected landing area at 177.6 degrees east longitude and 45.5 degrees south latitude in th...
China envisions moon base after far-side success
Jan 14, 2019 (AFP)
The agency said four more lunar missions are planned, confirming the launch of a probe by the end of the year to bring back samples from the moon. The future la...
US asks Russia's Roscosmos to build lunar modification of Soyuz MS
Jan 11, 2019 (Sputnik)
"Today, the United States is asking us to continue Soyuz flights with US astronauts... and even asking us to develop a version of Soyuz that could fly to the Mo...
Chang'e-4 probe takes panoramic photos on moon's far side
Jan 11, 2019 (XNA)
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) Friday released the 360-degree panoramic photos taken by a camera installed on the top of the lander. The images ...
Relay satellite Queqiao plays key role in exploring moon's far side
Jan 11, 2019 (XNA)
The relay satellite, named Queqiao, meaning Magpie Bridge, after a Chinese legend, was launched on May 21, 2018, and became the first communication satellite op...
Int'l payloads on Chang'e-4 start operation
Jan 11, 2019 (XNA)
The probe, comprising a lander and a rover, was launched on Dec. 8, 2018. The Yutu-2 rover left its first trace on the far side of the moon late at night on Jan...
China's moon rover prepares for a rough ride on the dark side
Jan 11, 2019 (AFP)
The Chang'e-4 probe -- named after a moon goddess -- made the world's first soft landing on the moon's "dark side" on January 3, a major step in China's ambitio...
China moon rover 'Jade Rabbit' wakes from 'nap'
Jan 10, 2019 (AFP)
"Afternoon nap is over, waking up and getting moving," the Yutu-2 (Jade Rabbit-2) posted on the Twitter-like Weibo. The rover on Saturday went into standby mode...
Chinese rover Yutu-2 rolls out on to lunar far side
Jan 05, 2019 (XNA)
The new rover, named Yutu-2, or literally Jade Rabbit-2, separated from the lander and descended on the lunar surface Thursday night, leaving the first "footpri...
Scientists expect breakthrough findings on lunar far side
Jan 05, 2019 (XNA)
"The far side of the moon has very unique features, and has never been explored in situ, so Chang'e-4 might bring us breakthrough findings," said Zou Yongliao, ...
India's second moon mission postponed again - reports
Jan 04, 2019 (Sputnik)
India's second mission to the moon has been postponed for a third-time, the IANS news agency reported on Thursay, citing official sources. Although K. Sivan, ch...
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