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New Ocula imaging service to deliver detailed lunar data from orbit
Jun 30, 2025 (SPX)
"Ocula will be one of the first, if not the first, commercial lunar imaging service on the market," said Firefly CEO Jason Kim. "Powered by a constellation of E...
Japan's ispace blames 'hard landing' on moon on Laser Range Finder
Jun 24, 2025 (UPI)
In the analysis of the "SMBC X HAKUTO-R VENTURE MOON" mission 2 ispace said the hard landing was due to an "anomaly in the laser rangefinder hardware," and the ...
Lunar dust poses lower health risk than urban air pollution study shows
Jun 23, 2025 (SPX)
The study, published in Life Sciences in Space Research, examined the effects of advanced lunar dust simulants on human lung cells and compared them to fine par...
DLR and NASA expand Artemis partnership with enhanced lunar radiation detectors
Jun 23, 2025 (SPX)
A central element of this partnership is the deployment of DLR's enhanced M-42 EXT radiation detector, an upgrade from the original M-42 device used on Artemis ...
High precision LLNL telescope to drive next generation lunar imaging
Jun 21, 2025 (SPX)
This will be the first commercial lunar imaging operation, offering unprecedented ultraviolet and visible-spectrum views of the Moon from orbit. LLNL's telescop...
Why the moon shimmers with shiny glass beads
Jun 12, 2025 (SPX)
The beads, each less than 1 mm across, formed some 3.3 to 3.6 billion years ago during volcanic eruptions on the surface of the then-young satellite. "They're s...
Japanese company aborts Moon mission after losing contact with lander
Jun 06, 2025 (AFP)
Tokyo-based ispace had hoped to make history as only the third private firm -- and the first outside the United States -- to achieve a controlled touchdown on t...
Japanese company aborts Moon mission after assumed crash-landing
Jun 06, 2025 (AFP)
Tokyo-based ispace had hoped to make history as only the third private firm -- and the first outside the United States -- to achieve a controlled arrival on the...
Japanese company loses contact with Moon lander
Jun 05, 2025 (AFP)
Tokyo-based ispace had hoped to become only the third private firm -- and the first outside the United States -- to achieve a soft landing on the lunar surface....
ESA supports Moon mission carrying first European rover
Jun 04, 2025 (ESA)
ispace operates RESILIENCE from its Mission Control Center in Tokyo. From there, a team monitors the spacecraft's health, position, velocity and temperature, an...
Sierra Space Wins NASA Contract to Advance Lunar Logistics Solutions
Jun 03, 2025 (SPX)
The partnership positions Sierra Space to advance critical areas including logistics carriers, transfer systems, staging, storage, trash management, and integra...
High-definition Moon landing videos set to transform lunar exploration
Jun 03, 2025 (SPX)
ESA and its partner, the German Aerospace Center (DLR), are determined to ensure the best possible video coverage of future lunar expeditions, despite challenge...
NASA Tests New Ways to Stick the Landing in Challenging Terrain
Jun 02, 2025 (SPX)
"These flight tests directly address some of NASA's highest-ranked technology needs, or shortfalls, ranging from advanced guidance algorithms and terrain-relati...
Next phase of NASA's Artemis II testing set to begin
May 29, 2025 (UPI)
With a major phase of testing complete, teams will begin to ensure that the Artemis II's rocket and ground systems are working correctly. "It will ensure differ...
Why are some rocks on the moon highly magnetic
May 26, 2025 (SPX)
Now, MIT scientists may have solved the mystery. They propose that a combination of an ancient, weak magnetic field and a large, plasma-generating impact may ha...
China's Queqiao-2 Satellite Ready for Global Lunar Mission Support
May 20, 2025 (SPX)
First launched in March 2024, Queqiao-2, also known as Magpie Bridge 2, played a critical role in the Chang'e 6 mission, which successfully retrieved samples fr...
More int'l space cooperation now that Norway is 55th Artemis Accords partner
May 15, 2025 (UPI)
"The United States and Norway have a longstanding relationship in space," a release from the U.S. State Department said. "Collaboration stretches back to 1962, ...
Glass Beads Provide Insight into Moon's Mysterious Interior
May 13, 2025 (SPX)
Professor Alexander Nemchin from Curtin's School of Earth and Planetary Sciences highlighted the significance of this finding, stating, "These high-magnesium gl...
Oracle-M Completes Successful Hot Fire Test for Cislunar Space Mission
May 12, 2025 (SPX)
Oracle-M is an advanced SSA pathfinder satellite designed to deliver persistent situational awareness in cislunar space. The satellite aims to demonstrate novel...
ispace Achieves Key Mission 2 Milestone with Successful Lunar Orbit Entry
May 07, 2025 (SPX)
The maneuver was executed from ispace's Mission Control Center in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, and involved a precise main thruster burn lasting approximately 9 minutes -...
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