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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spots rocket impact site on Moon
Jun 24, 2022 (SPX)
The double crater was unexpected and may indicate that the rocket body had large masses at each end. Typically a spent rocket has mass concentrated at the motor...
Rocket Lab launches CAPSTONE on Lunar mission for for NASA
Jun 24, 2022 (SPX)
Designed and built by Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, a Terran Orbital Corporation, and owned and operated by Advanced Space on behalf of NASA, the Cislunar Auton...
Students take their imagination to the lunar surface in the latest Moon Camp Challenge
Jun 22, 2022 (SPX)
This fourth edition of the Moon Camp Challenge involved a record participation of 5,649 pupils from 53 countries worldwide, who were tasked with imagining futur...
Moon water may have originated below ground
Jun 21, 2022 (XNA)
The discovery may provide critical clues to one of the most hotly debated questions regarding our natural satellite: Where did water on the moon come from? Answ...
China's lunar lander finds evidence of native water on moon
Jun 16, 2022 (SPX)
China's lunar lander Chang'E-5 delivered the first real-time, on-site definitive confirmation of water signal in the basalt's rocks and soil via on-board spectr...
ESA and NASA take decisions and plan for the future
Jun 16, 2022 (ESA)
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson joined the meeting with ESA Member States in a decisive gesture to advocate for Europe's strong role in multiple projects which r...
China releases new geologic map of Moon
Jun 10, 2022 (XNA)
Chinese scientists from the Institute of Geochemistry of the CAS and other research institutes and universities have created the map based on data from the coun...
France Signs Artemis Accords as French Space Agency Marks Milestone
Jun 09, 2022 (SPX)
Philippe Baptiste, president of the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) - the French space agency - signed the document during an event hosted by the Amba...
Why does the Moon look close some nights and far away on other nights?
Jun 07, 2022 (SPX)
One summer evening when I was a child, I remember being mystified and then startled at a huge round shape slowly creeping up behind my friend Nancy's house, whi...
Aegis Aerospace and Intuitive Machines team up for lunar science services
Jun 06, 2022 (SPX)
This unique agreement extends Aegis Aerospace's Space Testing as a Service (STaaS) business model from Earth orbit to the Moon and sets the stage for Intuitive ...
NASA selects new instruments for priority Artemis science on Moon
Jun 03, 2022 (SPX)
These payload suites mark the second selection through the agency's Payloads and Research Investigations on the Surface of the Moon (PRISM) call for proposals. ...
Frame for Artemis IV
Jun 03, 2022 (ESA)
The module is now on its way to Airbus' clean rooms in Bremen, Germany where engineers will complete the integration and carry out final tests. As the powerhous...
NASA partners with industry for new spacewalking, moonwalking services
Jun 02, 2022 (SPX)
The awards leverage NASA expertise with commercial innovation to support continued science at the orbiting laboratory and long-term human exploration at the Moo...
NASA Moon Rover practices tricky drive off Lunar Lander
Jun 01, 2022 (SPX)
VIPER has already completed several egress exercises, but recent tests at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland were the most realistic yet - using the late...
Fly me to the Moon: US, Japan aim for lunar landing
May 23, 2022 (AFP)
No non-American has ever touched down on the lunar surface, and Japan has previously said it hopes to achieve a Moon landing by the end of this decade. Presiden...
President Biden: NASA to Welcome Japanese Astronaut Aboard Gateway
May 23, 2022 (SPX)
"In recent years, the alliance between Japan and the United States has grown stronger, deeper, and more capable as we work together to take on new challenges - ...
NASA Seeks Input on Moon to Mars Objectives, Comments Due May 31
May 18, 2022 (SPX)
NASA released a draft set of high-level objectives Tuesday, May 17, identifying 50 points falling under four overarching categories of exploration, including tr...
Astronauts may one day drink water from ancient moon volcanoes
May 18, 2022 (SPX)
Now, new research from CU Boulder suggests that volcanoes may have left another lasting impact on the lunar surface: sheets of ice that dot the moon's poles and...
Artemis I mission availability
May 17, 2022 (SPX)
To determine potential launch dates, engineers identified key constraints required to accomplish the mission and keep the spacecraft safe. The resulting launch ...
Powering the moon: Sandia researchers design microgrid for future lunar base
May 12, 2022 (SPX)
This is not the first time Sandia has partnered with NASA to power equipment on the moon. In fact, Sandia provided the technical direction for the radioisotope ...
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