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Nagoya University Develops Advanced Heat-Switch for Lunar Rovers
Jun 07, 2024 (SPX)
"Heat-switch technology that can switch between daytime heat dissipation and nighttime insulation is essential for long-term lunar exploration," said lead resea...
First Detection of Negative Ions on the Moon
Jun 07, 2024 (SPX)
The European team with the Negative Ions at the Lunar Surface (NILS) instrument confirmed the success of this mission aboard the Chang"e-6 spacecraft. The disco...
National Flag Unfurled on Moon Made of Basalt Fibers
Jun 07, 2024 (SPX)
The flag, designed to endure temperature fluctuations, high vacuum conditions, and strong ultraviolet radiation, became the first flag to fly on the far side of...
Chang'e 6 Mission Sets New Standards in Lunar Sample Return
Jun 06, 2024 (SPX)
After landing in the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin, Chang'e 6 gathered about 2 kilograms of lunar material from the surface and up to 2 meters below ground. The...
Olivine Insights Reveal Moon's Interior Secrets
Jun 06, 2024 (SPX)
Many studies have focused on this topic, often concentrating on minor elements in olivine. These experiments usually mimic Earth's mantle conditions. For unders...
ESA Instrument Detects Negative Ions on the Moon
Jun 06, 2024 (SPX)
The European team working with the Negative Ions at the Lunar Surface (NILS) instrument confirmed the success of this scientific mission that flew to the far si...
Chang'e 6 Mission Completes Lunar Sample Collection
Jun 05, 2024 (SPX)
"According to the China National Space Administration, the ascender, one of the four major components of the Chang'e 6 robotic probe, started its ascent engine ...
Chang'e-6 Lands on Moon's Far Side to Collect Samples
Jun 04, 2024 (SPX)
Supported by the Queqiao-2 relay satellite, the lander-ascender combination of Chang'e-6 landed at the designated area at 6:23 a.m. (Beijing Time) in the South ...
China lunar probe takes off from Moon carrying samples: state media
Jun 04, 2024 (AFP)
The achievement is a world first, and the latest leap for Beijing's decades-old space programme, which aims to send a crewed mission to the Moon by 2030. The as...
China lunar probe takes off from Moon carrying samples
Jun 04, 2024 (AFP)
The ascender module of the Chang'e-6 probe "lifted off from lunar surface" and entered a preset orbit around the Moon, the China National Space Administration (...
China probe successfully lands on far side of Moon
Jun 02, 2024 (AFP)
The Chang'e-6 set down in the immense South Pole-Aitken Basin, one of the largest known impact craters in the solar system, state news agency Xinhua said, citin...
ESA and NASA Evaluate Lunar I-Hab Living Conditions
Jun 01, 2024 (SPX)
ESA and NASA astronauts collaborated with Thales Alenia Space to evaluate the ergonomics and habitability of the Lunar I-Hab module in Turin, Italy. This milest...
New mapping technique enhances lunar surface analysis
May 30, 2024 (SPX)
The technique, refined by Brown scholars Benjamin Boatwright and James Head, is pivotal for identifying lunar surface features like craters and ridges. These ma...
Slovakia, Peru sign NASA's Artemis Accords on safe space exploration
May 30, 2024 (UPI)
Both countries signed the accords at NASA's Washington headquarters, but in separate ceremonies with Peru the first to add its name to the accords on Thursday f...
HI-13 accelerator enhanced capability uncovers clues from supernovae in lunar dust
May 29, 2024 (SPX)
The study, led by Bing Guo, utilized a refined accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) technique to detect 60Fe, a rare isotope produced by supernovae and found in ...
iSpace and LeicesterU to develop Lunar Night Survival technologies
May 26, 2024 (SPX)
The conditions on the lunar surface are extremely harsh with temperatures falling to minus 170 degrees Celsius during the two-week long lunar nights, when sunli...
Lithuania becomes 40th nation to join NASA's Artemis Accords
May 16, 2024 (UPI)
Aušrinė Armonaitė, Lithuania's minister of economy and innovation, signed the accords Wednesday at the Radisson Blu Lietuva hotel in the capital Vilnius, wit...
NASA Tests Moonwalk Technology in Arizona Desert
May 15, 2024 (SPX)
NASA astronauts Kate Rubins and Andre Douglas are participating as crewmembers, wearing mockup spacesuit systems to perform technology demonstrations, hardware ...
World's first high-definition lunar geologic atlas revealed
May 14, 2024 (SPX)
The atlas, available in Chinese and English, consists of the Geologic Atlas of the Lunar Globe and the Map Quadrangles of the Geologic Atlas of the Moon (includ...
Catalyzing a Lunar Economy: DARPA's Initial Findings from LunA-10 Study
May 14, 2024 (SPX)
The DARPA 10-Year Lunar Architecture (LunA-10) Capability Study seeks to encourage commercial companies to study the shift from self-supported systems to intero...
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