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  Paris, France (SPX) Jan 30, 2025 The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded Thales Alenia Space, located in Italy, a significant contract to lead a European consortium tasked with building the Argonaut Lunar Descent Element (LDE), which will be ESA's first-ever lunar lander. Scheduled to begin operations in the early 2030s, the Argonaut lander will serve as Europe's gateway to autonomous and adaptable access to the Moon, playing a vital role in international lunar exploration. Its mission will include delivering infrastruc ... read more |
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Moon is more geologically active than previously believedLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2025 The moon's surface has long been a subject of study, offering clues about its geological and evolutionary history. Dark, flat regions known as lunar maria, which are filled with solidified lava, wer ... more 
Searching for Water on the Moon: UC San Diego Researchers Uncover Clues to Lunar Water's OriginsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 30, 2025 As humanity envisions establishing a permanent presence on the moon, Mars, and beyond, the challenge of sustaining life comes down to the essentials: oxygen, food, and water. While it is well-known ... more 
NASA Space Tech Prepares for Lunar Exploration with Innovative Dust Mitigation TechnologiesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2025 NASA's Space Technology Division is gearing up for an exciting year of exploration with a focus on the Moon. In 2025, the agency is set to test ten advanced science and technology demonstrations, in ... more  
How to Operate NASA's Orion Spacecraft for Artemis II MissionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2025 During NASA's Artemis II mission, the first crewed flight under the Artemis campaign, astronauts will manually operate the Orion spacecraft as part of their journey around the Moon and back. This mi ... more |
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Follow the water: Lunar exploration unveils ancient and cometary originsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2025 As humanity eyes a future beyond Earth, sustaining life on the moon has emerged as a critical challenge. Essential resources such as oxygen, food, and water will be key to success. While scientists ... more |
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New Shepard's 29th mission to simulate Lunar GravityLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 26, 2025 Blue Origin is preparing for the 29th flight of its New Shepard rocket, set to launch on January 28 at 10:00 AM CST / 1600 UTC from Launch Site One in West Texas. The mission, known as NS-29, will s ... more 
Blue Ghost enroute dispatched to Luna with help of Rocket Lab softwareLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 24, 2025 Rocket Lab is playing a key role in the 45-day journey of Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spacecraft to the Moon, providing its advanced MAX Flight and MAX Ground Data Software suites. The comp ... more 
NASA invests in studies for sustainable Lunar explorationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 24, 2025 NASA has awarded a series of new study contracts aimed at advancing capabilities to support life and work on the Moon. These initiatives are part of the Artemis program, the agency's strategy for de ... more  
National Astronomy Week illuminates February with rare planet paradeLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 24, 2025 A rare celestial display featuring Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn will dazzle stargazers during National Astronomy Week 2025, which runs from February 1-9. Complementing the planet parade, the Moo ... more |
Study suggests small asteroid 2024 PT5 likely originated from the MoonLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 23, 2025 The near-Earth object 2024 PT5, a small asteroid discovered in 2024, has been identified as likely originating from the Moon. Scientists believe it was ejected into space thousands of years ago foll ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Advanced modeling improves Gateway Lunar dust mitigationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 23, 2025 NASA's Artemis program is spearheading efforts to return humans to the Moon, establish a sustainable lunar presence, and pave the way for crewed missions to Mars. As part of this initiative, enginee ... more 
Establishing a permanent lunar presence will depend on ingenuity and the moon's own resourcesMontreal, Canada (SPX) Jan 23, 2025 NASA's Artemis program goal of establishing a human presence on the Earth's moon is closer than ever to becoming a reality within the next few decades. But today's starry-eyed dreamers are reckoning ... more 
Blue Ghost Advances Lunar Mission MilestonesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2025 Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander continues its ambitious mission to the Moon, transporting 10 NASA science and technology payloads. Now four days into the mission, the spacecraft has successfully c ... more  
Flexential Links Up with Lonestar to Support First Commercial Space Data CenterLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2025 Flexential, a prominent provider of secure and adaptive data center solutions, has joined forces with Lonestar Data Holdings Inc. (Lonestar), a leading innovator in lunar infrastructure and Resilien ... more |
Finland signs on to Artemis AccordsWashington DC (UPI) Jan 22, 2025 Finland became the 53rd nation to join NASA's Artemis Accords on Tuesday as the space agency continued to build global support for responsible manned exploration of the moon. ... more 
Astronauts on NASA's Artemis mission to the Moon will need better boots - here's whyGrand Forks, ND (SPX) Jan 21, 2025 The U.S.'s return to the Moon with NASA's Artemis program will not be a mere stroll in the park. Instead it will be a perilous journey to a lunar location representing one of the most extreme enviro ... more  
Trump vows to plant flag on Mars, omits mention of Moon returnWashington (AFP) Jan 20, 2025 US President Donald Trump vowed Monday to "plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars" but made no mention of NASA's planned return to the Moon, heightening speculation about his space strategy. ... more 
Snooping science on the MoonParis, France (SPX) Jan 20, 2025 The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed its inaugural exploration data purchase agreement with Hungary-based Puli Space Technologies. The agreement focuses on the deployment of a neutron spectrom ... more |
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Hubble traces hidden history of Andromeda galaxyGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 17, 2025 In the years following the launch of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have tallied over 1 trillion galaxies in the universe. But only one galaxy stands out as the most important nearby ste ... more
The Moon a remnant of Earth's mantleBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 17, 2025 A collaborative study by researchers from the University of Gottingen and the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) has offered new insights into the formation of the Moon and the ori ... more  
India achieves 'historic' space docking missionBengaluru, India (AFP) Jan 16, 2025 India docked two satellites in space Thursday, a key milestone for the country's dreams of a space station and manned Moon mission, the space agency said. ... more 
Arweave Genesis Block embarks on Lunar preservation missionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 16, 2025 Arweave, recognized as the first permanent storage network globally, has achieved a significant milestone: the Arweave Genesis Block is now on its way to the moon. Transported as molecular storage e ... more |
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Private US, Japanese lunar landers launch on single rocketKennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Jan 15, 2025 One rocket, two missions: lunar landers built by US and Japanese companies launched their "rideshare" to the Moon on Wednesday, showcasing the private sector's growing role in space exploration. ... more |
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Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1 begins transit to the Moon Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 15, 2025 Firefly Aerospace announced the successful launch of its Blue Ghost lunar lander on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, marking the beginning of its 60-day mission. Following a 45-day transit to the Moon, the ... more
SwRI sends first instrument to the Moon to study its interiorLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2025 Through NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative, Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has developed the Lunar Magnetotelluric Sounder (LMS) to explore the Moon's interior structure ... more 
Achieving High Precision for In-Orbit Instrument CalibrationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025 One of the most complex challenges in space-based remote sensing is attaining the high level of instrument calibration accuracy required while in orbit. The Moon, as an exoatmospheric calibration so ... more 
NASA and Italian Space Agency test future Lunar navigation technologyWashington DC (SPX) Jan 13, 2025 As the Artemis campaign leads humanity to the Moon and eventually Mars, NASA is refining its state-of-the-art navigation and positioning technologies to guide a new era of lunar exploration. A ... more |
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