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Tiny NASA Cameras to Picture Interaction Between Lander, Moon's Surface
Feb 12, 2024 (SPX)
Developed at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, Stereo Cameras for Lunar Plume-Surface Studies (SCALPSS) is an array of cameras placed around ...
The New Frontier: How Cislunar Satellites Enhance Space Exploration and Communication
Feb 09, 2024 (SPX)
What Defines a Cislunar Satellite? Cislunar satellites are uniquely positioned spacecraft that navigate the gravitational nuances of both the Earth and the Moon...
Unveiling Lunar Secrets: Chang'e-5 Mission's Groundbreaking Findings
Feb 08, 2024 (SPX)
In December 2020, the Chang'e-5 probe made headlines by delivering 1.73 kilograms of lunar regolith from the Oceanus Procellarum, a vast lunar mare. This marked...
US to launch next Moon mission on Valentine's Day
Feb 07, 2024 (AFP)
The upcoming attempt features a lander built by Houston-based Intuitive Machines fixed to the top of a SpaceX rocket, while the last try involved a United Launc...
Lunar science entering new phase with commercial missions to conduct research
Feb 06, 2024 (SPX)
NASA's commercial lunar payload services program, or CLPS, will use uncrewed landers to conduct NASA's first science experiments from the Moon in over 50 years....
NASA's Laser Navigation Tech Enables Commercial Lunar Exploration
Feb 06, 2024 (SPX)
The NDL technology is a NASA payload for this Intuitive Machines Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) delivery, meaning NASA will demonstrate NDL's capabili...
mu Space and ispace forge partnership for Lunar exploration and satellite services
Feb 05, 2024 (SPX)
The MoUs between mu Space and ispace cover negotiations for payload services to lunar orbit and the lunar surface. They also entail collaborative efforts in dev...
NASA's xEVAS contract with RTX moves forward with successful spacesuit test
Feb 05, 2024 (SPX)
The Crew Capability Assessment test, a pivotal phase in the suit's design process, was successfully completed, showcasing the suit's performance in a simulated ...
China to launch Queqiao 2 Relay Satellite to boost lunar communication capabilities
Feb 05, 2024 (SPX)
The Queqiao 2 satellite, also known as Magpie Bridge 2, is designed to facilitate uninterrupted communication links with the far side of the moon, a region that...
China prepares to launch Lunar exploration satellites Tiandu 1 and Tiandu 2
Feb 05, 2024 (SPX)
Tiandu 1 and Tiandu 2 are poised to play a crucial role in the development of China's lunar communication, navigation, and remote sensing systems. Weighing 61 k...
Advanced Space's CAPSTONE operating around Moon for 445 days
Feb 02, 2024 (SPX)
Moving Along The CAPSTONE spacecraft recently set a mission record of 112 days of spacecraft uptime. This is a testament to the resilience of the system, the te...
NASA to Study Effects of Radio Noise on Lunar Science
Feb 02, 2024 (SPX)
The instrument is called the Radio wave Observation at the Lunar Surface of the photo-Electron Sheath (ROLSES) and is designed to study the dynamic radio energy...
Lunar night puts Japan's lander back to sleep
Feb 01, 2024 (AFP)
The unmanned Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) touched down last month at a wonky angle that left its solar panels facing the wrong way. As the sun's a...
NASA's Fission Surface Power Project Energizes Lunar Exploration
Feb 01, 2024 (SPX)
NASA awarded three $5 million contracts in 2022, tasking each commercial partner with developing an initial design that included the reactor; its power conversi...
Japan's Moon lander comes back to life
Jan 29, 2024 (AFP)
The surprise announcement was a boost to Japan's space programme, nine days after the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) touched down at a wonky angle t...
New insights into Lunar evolution with revised geological time scale proposed
Jan 29, 2024 (SPX)
The updated time scale divides the Moon's history into three primary eons, each representing distinct phases of lunar evolution characterized by the interplay o...
Shrinking Moon Causing Moonquakes and Faults Near Lunar South Pole
Jan 26, 2024 (SPX)
"Our modeling suggests that shallow moonquakes capable of producing strong ground shaking in the south polar region are possible from slip events on existing fa...
Japan craft made successful pin-point Moon landing, space agency says
Jan 25, 2024 (AFP)
A photo taken by a mini-rover showed the boxy yellow lander sitting intact at a slight angle on the rocky grey surface, lunar slopes rising in the distance. Sat...
Japan craft made successful pin-point landing, space agency says
Jan 25, 2024 (AFP)
The unmanned Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), dubbed the "Moon Sniper" for its pin-point technology, had the goal of touching down within 100 metres ...
SLIM deploys robots despite a bullseye upside down lunar landing
Jan 25, 2024 (UPI)
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said its landing technology allowed SLIM to land within 330 feet of the targeting landing location, calculating for obsta...
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