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Moon camera tested for future Artemis missions during PANGAEA training
Oct 11, 2024 (SPX)
The international team evaluated various features of the camera, including telephoto lenses, flash settings, and a new eyepiece, all aimed at enhancing performa...
NASA launches Lunar Autonomy Challenge for US Students
Oct 11, 2024 (SPX)
Autonomous systems are essential for space exploration, allowing spacecraft and robots to operate with minimal contact with astronauts or ground control. These ...
Anti-dust shield advancements in China's lunar exploration efforts
Oct 10, 2024 (SPX)
Researchers from Xidian University have developed a promising anti-dust shield solution using nanosecond laser etching. As reported in *ACS Applied Materials an...
NASA seeks logistics designs for Artemis moon missions
Oct 08, 2024 (UPI)
NASA in September announced its request for proposals for lunar vehicle designs to overcome deficiencies in its lunar mobility and provide logistics that are ne...
LRO data shows lunar ice deposits are widespread
Oct 04, 2024 (SPX)
Earlier studies had detected ice in the permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) near the lunar South Pole, including craters like Cabeus, Haworth, Shoemaker, and Fa...
Critical stress testing completed for Gateway Module
Oct 04, 2024 (SPX)
This major hardware test marks an important step in Gateway's journey to the Moon, where it will serve both scientific missions and astronaut accommodations in ...
Artemis Student Challenges: NASA selects teams for launch, payload competitions
Oct 04, 2024 (UPI)
The 71 teams are divided into a college division and high-school/middle-school division. The final on-site events will start April 30 with the final launches on...
Magnetized magma intrusions identified as sources of lunar magnetic anomalies
Oct 03, 2024 (SPX)
The team carefully validated the amplitude inversion technique to ensure it was suitable for lunar studies, where the magnetic anomaly's direction is complex, t...
NASA seeks innovators for lunar waste competition
Oct 03, 2024 (SPX)
As NASA continues efforts toward long-duration human space travel, including building a sustained human presence on the Moon through its Artemis missions, the a...
NASA selects companies for lunar communication and network studies
Oct 03, 2024 (SPX)
The selections were made under the Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships-2 (NextSTEP-2) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Appendix Q. Both companie...
NASA advances Lunar rover testing for Artemis Missions
Oct 03, 2024 (SPX)
At NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, engineers are developing a prototype for the rover, known as the Ground Test Unit (GTU). This prototype will help tes...
What is the Moon's true origin story
Oct 03, 2024 (SPX)
Using that data, the planetary scientists who gathered at the Kona Conference in Hawaii in 1984 came to the consensus that the moon formed from debris after a c...
Rover prototype on Earth will pave way for Artemis V lunar surface travel
Oct 02, 2024 (UPI)
NASA engineers at the Johnson Space Center are designing a new lunar rover prototype called the Ground Test Unit. The space agency said Wednesday it plans to ha...
Unveiling charging and particle behavior of Chang'e-5 Lunar samples in electric field
Sep 30, 2024 (SPX)
The research paper, titled "Charging Properties and Particle Dynamics of Chang'e-5 Lunar Sample in an External Electric Field," addresses the complexities invol...
Sentinel-2C satellite captures detailed lunar image during calibration
Sep 27, 2024 (SPX)
With a resolution of approximately 5 km, the image highlights significant lunar features, including the Copernicus Crater, Tycho Crater, and the lunar seas: Sea...
Europe en route for Moon with new simulator, says astronaut Pesquet
Sep 27, 2024 (AFP)
Pesquet was at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Cologne on Wednesday to test out LUNA, a facility built to resemble the surface of the Moon. The 46-year-old...
Chinese scientists analyze Lunar Farside samples collected by Chang'e-6
Sep 27, 2024 (SPX)
"As the first lunar sample obtained from the far side of the Moon, the Chang'e-6 sample will provide an unparalleled opportunity for lunar research," said Prof....
Robots prepare to handle cargo on Moon as part of Artemis program
Sep 26, 2024 (SPX)
For the past two years, a team at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, has been working on enhancing existing robotic hardware with a new autono...
ESA-DLR Lunar facility prepares for simulated exploration
Sep 26, 2024 (SPX)
LUNA will serve as a vital tool for astronauts, scientists, engineers, and mission experts to prepare for future Moon missions, such as NASA's Artemis programme...
Walking on the Moon in Cologne: Europe's lunar life simulator
Sep 25, 2024 (AFP)
The facility known as LUNA, which was officially inaugurated on Wednesday, is the world's most faithful recreation of the lunar surface, according to the Europe...
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