Washington (AFP) Mar 2, 2025 - After a long journey through space, a US company is just hours away from attempting a daring lunar touchdown - its spacecraft poised to become only the second private lander to achieve the feat if it succeeds.
Washington DC (AFP) Mar 02, 2025 - A US company successfully landed its spacecraft on the Moon on Sunday after a long journey through space, marking only the second private mission to achieve the milestone -- and the first to do so upright.
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 28, 2025 - A recent analysis of lunar samples retrieved by China's Chang'e 6 mission has provided substantial evidence supporting the theory that the moon was once enveloped in a global molten magma ocean fo
Dubai (AFP) Feb 28, 2025 - The United Arab Emirates is flying AI-equipped drones to help spot the crescent moon marking the start of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, official media said on Friday.
Kennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Feb 27, 2025 - A US company is aiming for its second lunar touchdown after a lander carrying a suite of unique experiments successfully launched aboard a SpaceX rocket on Wednesday.
Washington (AFP) Feb 26, 2025 - Intuitive Machines made history last year as the first private company to put a robot on the Moon, although the triumph was marred by the lander tipping onto its side.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 26, 2025 - The Power and Propulsion Element for NASA's Gateway lunar space station is currently undergoing assembly, setting the stage for its mission to orbit the Moon as part of the Artemis program. This cru
Boston MA (SPX) Feb 26, 2025 - In the coming days, weather permitting, MIT engineers and scientists will send three payloads into space, on a course set for the moon's south polar region.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 24, 2025 - Firefly's Blue Ghost Mission 1 is set to land on the Moon in less than a week with touchdown expected on Sunday March 2 after its launch on Jan 15. In preparation for descent, the spacecraft will
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 16, 2025 - NASA's Lunar Trailblazer has arrived in Florida for final preparations ahead of its upcoming launch later this month. The small satellite, built by Lockheed Martin Space in Littleton, Colorado, has
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 16, 2025 - NASA's Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment-1 (PRIME-1) is set to probe the Moon's subsurface, analyzing its composition and potential resources to support future lunar exploration. As part of the
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 16, 2025 - A key component of NASA's Gateway lunar space station has completed rigorous environmental tests and is now in the cleanroom for final preparations before its journey to the United States. Whe
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 12, 2025 - A trio of small NASA rovers destined for the lunar surface has completed the initial phase of their journey, departing from the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California. This
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 06, 2025 - Venturi Astrolab (Astrolab) and Astrobotic have confirmed that the Astrolab FLIP (FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform) rover will be transported to the Moon aboard Astrobotic's Griffin lander as part of
Chicago IL (SPX) Feb 06, 2025 - scientists study samples from Apollo missions, reveal new details about lunar history Even though humans have pondered the moon since the first of us looked skyward, there is still much we still do
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 06, 2025 - Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has secured a contract with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) to design and develop the Emirates Crew and Sci
