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April 04, 2025
IRON AND ICE
Rising odds asteroid that briefly threatened Earth will hit Moon



Paris (AFP) April 3, 2025
An huge asteroid that was briefly feared to strike Earth now has a nearly four percent chance of smashing into the Moon, according to new data from the James Webb Space Telescope. The asteroid, thought to be capable of levelling a city, set a new record in February for having the highest chance - 3.1 percent - of hitting our home planet than scientists have ever measured. Earth's planetary defence community leapt into action and further observations quickly ruled out that the asteroid - call ... read more

MOON DAILY
Sidus Space expands $120M lunar satellite deal with Lonestar
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 03, 2025
Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) has finalized an expanded preliminary agreement with Lonestar Data Holdings, extending a collaborative initiative now valued at around $120 million. This enhanced partners ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China highlights major strides in moon research and exploration
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 03, 2025
China's lunar exploration initiative has seen consistent advancements across science, technology, engineering, and international partnerships, according to Wu Weiren, chief designer of the Chinese L ... more
MOON DAILY
Lunar soundwave tech offers new hope for extracting Moon ice
London, UK (SPX) Apr 01, 2025
The UK Space Agency has announced the winner of its Aqualunar Challenge, a Pounds 150,000 award recognizing pioneering technology to purify water extracted from frozen lunar soil. Gloucestershire-b ... more
MOON DAILY
GITAI to Design Robotic Arm for JAXA Crewed Lunar Rover
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 01, 2025
GITAI, a robotics firm with headquarters in the United States, has announced that its Japanese division, GITAI Japan Inc., has secured a contract with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) t ... more
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Space Applications drives lunar mobility forward with new rover initiatives
Paris, France (SPX) Apr 01, 2025
Space Applications Services is accelerating its efforts in lunar exploration with two major rover initiatives: the commercially targeted LUVMI-M and the European Space Agency (ESA)-backed LPSR logis ... more
TECH SPACE
Karman expands spacecraft production with advanced clean room facility
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 03, 2025
Karman Space and Defense (NYSE: KRMN), a prominent provider of precision-engineered systems for missiles, uncrewed aerial vehicles, and spacecraft, has unveiled a new ISO 8 clean room facility at it ... more
TECH SPACE
Bacterial bio-repair method strengthens lunar construction bricks
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 02, 2025
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have devised an innovative method to repair bricks made from lunar soil using bacteria, a technique that could prove essential for maintaining s ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
The Sky's Not the Limit for NASA's Next-Gen Landing Navigation Tech
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2025
A cutting-edge navigation system developed by Psionic, Inc. took to the skies over California recently, riding aboard an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft to undergo rigorous testing at speeds approaching Mach ... more

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MOON DAILY
NASA proves dust shield works in lunar environment
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2025
NASA has successfully tested its Electrodynamic Dust Shield (EDS) on the Moon, confirming its ability to repel abrasive lunar regolith during Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1, which conclude ... more
MOON DAILY
JAXA adopts Spirent lunar navigation simulation to advance Moon missions
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2025
Spirent Communications plc (LSE:SPT), a leader in test and assurance solutions for emerging network technologies, has been chosen by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to deliver an advan ... more
MOON DAILY
Firefly taps Honeybee Robotics to deliver rover for 2028 Moon dome mission
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2025
Firefly Aerospace has selected Honeybee Robotics, a subsidiary of Blue Origin, to supply a lunar rover for its upcoming 2028 mission to the Gruithuisen Domes, located on the Moon's near side. The mi ... more
MOON DAILY
South Pole Aitken Basin impact dated to early Moon history by Chang'e 6 samples
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 25, 2025
Scientists have precisely determined the age of the Moon's largest and most ancient impact crater, the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin, using rock samples retrieved by China's Chang'e-6 lunar mission. ... more
MOON DAILY
ispace and Kurita partner to test lunar water purification system
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 18, 2025
ispace, inc. has entered into a formal agreement with Kurita Water Industries, Ltd., a Japanese specialist in water treatment and chemical manufacturing, to support the delivery of a water purificat ... more
MOON DAILY
Chang'e-6 samples pinpoint moon's oldest crater to 4.25 billion years ago
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 21, 2025
Chinese scientists have precisely dated the moon's oldest and largest impact feature, the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin, to 4.25 billion years ago using lunar samples returned by the Chang'e-6 missi ... more
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WATER WORLD
Next-Generation Water Satellite Maps Seafloor From Space
Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 20, 2025
There are better maps of the Moon's surface than of the bottom of Earth's ocean. Researchers have been working for decades to change that. As part of the ongoing effort, a NASA-supported team recent ... more
MARSDAILY
NASA and USGS join forces to advance space resource detection
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 19, 2025
NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently convened a diverse group of stakeholders from government, industry, and the international space community to focus on the technologies needed for ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Moon navigation system advances with Thales Alenia Space leading orbital segment
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 18, 2025
Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has entered into a contract with Telespazio, itself a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%), to handle t ... more
MOON DAILY
Ghostly lunar sunsets shot by private lander
Washington (AFP) Mar 18, 2025
A private US lander has captured eerie high-definition images of a lunar sunset, which NASA hopes will help unravel the mystery of a strange haze first observed on the Moon in the 1960s. ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Hong Kong spearheads lunar robotics initiative for national space program
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 17, 2025
China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has taken a pivotal step in contributing to national space ambitions with the launch of the Hong Kong Space Robotics and Energy Center. This n ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
Stargazers marvel at 'Blood Moon', rare total lunar eclipse
Belo Horizonte, Brazil (AFP) Mar 14, 2025
Stargazers across a swathe of the world marvelled at a dramatic red "Blood Moon" during a rare total lunar eclipse in the early hours of Friday morning. ... more
IRON AND ICE
Hera asteroid mission captures images of Mars moon Deimos
Paris, France (SPX) Mar 14, 2025
During a recent flyby of Mars, ESA's Hera mission for planetary defense utilized its scientific payload beyond Earth and the Moon for the first time. The spacecraft activated a suite of instruments ... more
MOON DAILY
SwRI-led instrument begins lunar mission to probe Moon's interior
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 14, 2025
Shortly after landing on the Moon aboard Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost 1 lander on March 2, the Southwest Research Institute-led Lunar Magnetotelluric Sounder (LMS) successfully activated and deplo ... more
MOON DAILY
NASA Cameras on Blue Ghost Capture First-of-its-Kind Moon Landing Footage
Hampton VA (SPX) Mar 14, 2025
A team at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, has captured first-of-its-kind imagery of a lunar lander's engine plumes interacting with the Moon's surface, a key piece of data as tr ... more
MOON DAILY
NASA Works to Regain Contact with Lunar Trailblazer and Evaluate Future Possibilities
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 13, 2025
NASA's mission team is continuing efforts to restore communication with the Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft after losing contact on February 27, just a day after its launch. The mission operators at Ca ... more
WATER WORLD
Less mapped than the Moon: quest to reveal the seabed
Tokyo (AFP) Mar 13, 2025
It covers nearly three-quarters of our planet but the ocean floor is less mapped than the Moon, an astonishing fact driving a global push to build the clearest-ever picture of the seabed. ... more
TECH SPACE
Goonhilly Provides Critical Communications for Lunar Mission, Advancing Moon Economy
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2025
Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd continues to play a pivotal role in lunar exploration and infrastructure expansion, reinforcing its importance in humanity's return to the Moon. Goonhilly is delive ... more
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DRAGON SPACE
China advances manned lunar program for 2030 moon landing
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2025
China is making steady strides toward its goal of landing astronauts on the moon by 2030, with research and development efforts progressing as scheduled, the China Manned Space Agency announced Mond ... more
MOON DAILY
NASA rolls out Artemis II Orion spacecraft, twin rocket boosters for moon mission
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 7, 2025
NASA on Friday rolled out the new Artemis II Orion spacecraft and twin Space Launch System solid rocket boosters that will carry astronauts in the first crewed Artemis mission around the moon. ... more
MOON DAILY
Oops, we tipped it again: Mission over for sideways US lander
Washington (AFP) Mar 7, 2025
Intuitive Machines' second Moon mission ended in disappointment on Friday after the US company confirmed that its spacecraft had tipped over and was unable to recharge its solar-powered batteries - mirroring its first attempt last year. ... more
MOON DAILY
US firm targets Moon landing with drill, rovers, hopping drone
Washington (AFP) Mar 6, 2025
A drill to search for ice. A 4G network test. Three rovers and a first-of-its-kind hopping drone. ... more
MOON DAILY
Perfect Lunar Landing Achieved in Mare Crisium
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 06, 2025
On 2 March 2025, the Blue Ghost mission successfully executed an automated landing in Mare Crisium, a basin located on the Moon's northeastern near side. This milestone marks Firefly Aerospace as th ... more
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