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Chang'e-6 lunar samples reveal new pathways for solar system material movement
Oct 23, 2025 (SPX)
A research team led by Prof. XU Yigang and Prof. LIN Mang from the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has identified seven olivin...
US soliciting new bids for Moon mission amid SpaceX delays: NASA chief
Oct 20, 2025 (AFP)
"We're going to have a space race in regard to American companies competing to see who can actually get us back to the Moon first," NASA administrator Sean Duff...
Space Quarters Secures $5 Million to Pioneer Robotic Space Construction
Oct 17, 2025 (SPX)
The company aims to enable autonomous assembly of large structures beyond Earth through its proprietary robotic welding platform. By manufacturing and joining m...
Orion spacecraft makes crucial move toward its 2026 launch to moon
Oct 17, 2025 (UPI)
NASA got an exception to allow it to continue work during the government shutdown in certain areas, including the Artemis II mission. The spacecraft, which cont...
Lunar mega basin signals radioactive ejecta and reshapes Moon origin story
Oct 09, 2025 (SPX)
Spanning more than 1,200 miles north to south and 1,000 miles east to west, the oblong basin formed from a glancing blow rather than a head-on strike. Comparing...
With new analysis, Apollo samples brought to Earth in 1972 reveal exotic sulfur hidden in Moon's mantle
Oct 07, 2025 (SPX)
Now, a research team led by a Brown University professor has done just that. In a study published in JGR: Planets, researchers report a sulfuric surprise in roc...
Blue Origin teams with Luxembourg on Oasis 1 lunar resource mapping mission
Oct 01, 2025 (SPX)
Oasis-1 will use neutron spectroscopy at ultra-low orbital altitudes to quantify water ice concentrations to one meter depth, alongside magnetometers for metal ...
QUT to advance navigation systems for Australia lunar rover
Oct 01, 2025 (SPX)
Professor Michael Milford, Director of the Centre, said the team was thrilled to contribute to the ambitious project. "Obviously, the Moon presents an environme...
Far side lunar mantle found cooler than near side in Chang'e 6 sample study
Oct 01, 2025 (SPX)
The research, published in Nature Geoscience, determined that the collected rock was about 2.8 billion years old. Chemical analyses showed it crystallized at ro...
Telespazio and ispace Partner on Lunar Transport and Navigation Services
Oct 01, 2025 (SPX)
Telespazio, acting as prime contractor for Moonlight under ESA leadership, is developing a satellite constellation that will provide navigation and communicatio...
Scalable lunar power study launched by Honda and Astrobotic
Sep 30, 2025 (SPX)
Honda's RFC system, a circulative renewable energy cycle, uses solar energy and water to produce oxygen, hydrogen, and electricity. During the lunar day, solar ...
Chinese study suggests excess argon in lunar soil may come from Earth wind
Sep 30, 2025 (SPX)
Argon, a noble gas found in Moon soil, preserves chemical records vital for understanding the Moon's interior, surface evolution, and Earth-Moon material exchan...
Lunar and Earth Construction Robot Charlotte to Debut in Sydney
Sep 30, 2025 (SPX)
Charlotte's spider-like design allows autonomous assembly of structures under extreme conditions. Crest Robotics Founding Director Dr Clyde Webster explained th...
Lunar Challenge Winner Tests Technology in NASA Thermal Vacuum Chamber
Sep 30, 2025 (SPX)
The technology startup headquartered in Hawthorne, California, won second place overall at the Break the Ice Lunar Challenge's live demonstration and finale in ...
Moon rock study reshapes timeline of ancient lunar impacts
Sep 30, 2025 (SPX)
Many researchers assumed it was excavated by the colossal impact that created the South Pole-Aitken Basin. But new research led by Lawrence Livermore National L...
Moonquakes drive most new lunar landslides since 2009
Sep 30, 2025 (SPX)
For decades, scientists debated whether lunar landslides stem mainly from internal seismic activity, impacts, or thermal rock breakdown. By analyzing 562 pairs ...
NASA seeks student solutions for lunar lander life support technologies
Sep 29, 2025 (SPX)
The challenge seeks undergraduate and graduate teams to design systems-level solutions across four subtopics: noise control, sensor reduction in health monitori...
Building a Lunar Network: Johnson Tests Wireless Technologies for the Moon
Sep 25, 2025 (SPX)
"It's exciting to bring lunar spacewalks into the 21st century with the immersive, high-definition experience that will make people feel like they're right ther...
Lunar soil melted into construction bricks by Chinese research team
Sep 25, 2025 (SPX)
The machine concentrates sunlight using a parabolic reflector, transmitting the energy through a fiber optic bundle. At the output end, the solar flux can reach...
NASA says on track to send astronauts around the Moon in 2026
Sep 23, 2025 (AFP)
Multiple setbacks have delayed the manned mission, dubbed Artemis 2, which is now scheduled for April 2026 at the latest and could come as soon as February. "We...
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