Beijing (XNA) Jan 05, 2019 - China's Chang'e-4 probe has landed on the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) Basin on the far side of the moon, regarded as a virgin territory by scientists expecting important discoveries. The far side
Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 04, 2019 - India's first moon mission, named Chandrayaan-1, took place back in 2008. The Chandrayaan-2 mission was scheduled to be launched on Thursday but has reportedly been postponed. India's second m
Beijing (AFP) Jan 4, 2019 - A Chinese lunar rover has driven on the far side of the moon, the national space agency announced on Friday, hailing the development as a big step for the Chinese people.
Beijing (XNA) Jan 04, 2019 - China's Chang'e-4 lunar probe has made the first-ever soft landing on the far side of the moon. Experts believe that the precise landing will help prepare the country for its following lunar explora
Kiruna, Sweden (SPX) Jan 04, 2019 - On January 3, 03:26 Swedish time, the Chinese Chang'E-4 spacecraft landed successfully on the far side of the Moon. The Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) has developed one of the scientific i
Beijing (XNA) Jan 04, 2019 - Over about 12 dramatic minutes, China's Chang'e-4 probe descended and softly touched down on a crater on the far side of the moon on Thursday. Wu Weiren, chief designer of China's lunar explor
Beijing (XNA) Jan 02, 2019 - China's Chang'e-4 probe entered a planned orbit Sunday morning to prepare for the first-ever soft landing on the far side of the moon, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced.
Beijing (Sputnik) Jan 01, 2019 - Orbiting the moon, China's Chang'e 4 lunar lander has moved into position in preparation for mankind's first landing on the far side of Earth's only natural satellite. In entering its planned
Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 01, 2019 - Women will account for up to half of the crew that will be engaged in the second stage of a joint Russia-US project SIRIUS, which is designed to simulate the conditions of a flight to the Moon, Mark
Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Dec 21, 2018 - New research from University of Alberta physicists provides the first-ever model of our Moon's rotational dynamics, taking into consideration its solid inner core. Their model helps to explain why,
Yehud, Israel (AFP) Dec 17, 2018 - Israeli scientists making final preparations to launch the country's first spacecraft to the moon added a special passenger on Monday that will accompany the journey.
Paris (ESA) Dec 10, 2018 - Every few hours observing the Moon, ESA's 'NELIOTA' project discovers a brilliant flash of light across its surface - the result of an object hurtling through space and striking our unprotected rock
Beijing (Sputnik) Dec 05, 2018 - On December 8, China's space agency will launch the Chang'e-4 probe, the first to visit the surface of the far side of the moon. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) has been setting
Denver CO (SPX) Nov 30, 2018 - Lockheed Martin will apply its expertise in interplanetary spacecraft to a new program designed to deliver commercial payloads to the surface of the Moon. NASA announced today they have selected Loc
Moscow (Sputnik) Nov 30, 2018 - The construction of the Russian lunar orbital station may start in 2025 with the launch of the base module, according to a report entitled Roadmap to the implementation of the lunar program, prepa
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 30, 2018 - Nine U.S. companies now are eligible to bid on NASA delivery services to the lunar surface through Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) contracts, as one of the first steps toward long-term scie
