Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 27, 2024 - A team of Chinese scientists has conducted a detailed study of the first lunar samples retrieved from the Moon's farside by the Chang'e-6 mission.
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 27, 2024 - On 20 September, the Copernicus Sentinel-2C satellite captured a remarkable image of the Moon by executing a sideways roll. While Sentinel-2C is primarily intended for observing Earth, this particul
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 26, 2024 - The European Space Agency (ESA) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) inaugurated LUNA, a state-of-the-art lunar analogue facility, on September 25, 2024, in Cologne, Germany. The facility, located
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2024 - As NASA advances toward establishing a long-term presence on the Moon through the Artemis campaign, the ability to move cargo from landers to the lunar surface autonomously has become a critical nee
Cologne, Germany (AFP) Sept 25, 2024 - A large, ordinary-looking warehouse in the German city of Cologne is the closest you can get to walking on the Moon - without leaving Earth.
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 20, 2024 - Humankind is gearing up for its return to the Moon. Set for September 2025, NASA's Artemis II will be the first crewed test flight in the Artemis program, paving the way for the Artemis III lunar la
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 20, 2024 - Sierra Space, a prominent player in commercial space ventures and defense technologies, has announced the successful testing of its Carbothermal Oxygen Production Reactor. This proprietary system, t
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2024 - SpaceBilt Inc. has announced that its ARMAS (Automated Radiation Measurement for Aerospace Safety) sensor will be included in Lonestar Data Holding's Freedom Payload during Intuitive Machines' upcom
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 19, 2024 - The Einstein Probe X-ray astronomical satellite recently captured and transmitted detailed X-ray images of the moon back to Earth on Tuesday, coinciding with the Mid-Autumn Festival. This achi
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2024 - A recent analysis of lunar maps has revealed multiple sources of water and hydroxyl in the sunlit regions of the Moon's surface, including water-rich rocks uncovered by meteor impacts across various
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 16, 2024 - A Super Harvest Moon with a partial lunar eclipse will light up September's night skies Tuesday in a rare celestial trifecta as summer begins to wind down.
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 12, 2024 - A newly-built high-altitude simulation test stand in Northwest China's Shaanxi province has successfully completed its test run, according to a report from China Space News on Wednesday. The test st
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 12, 2024 - NASA's Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft has successfully finished the rigorous series of environmental tests designed to ensure it can withstand the challenges of launch and space. With these tests comp
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2024 - As part of the Artemis lunar exploration campaign, NASA aims to deepen its understanding of the moon's surface and prepare for future Mars missions. The Artemis missions will target the lunar south
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 06, 2024 - China's initiative to establish an international lunar research station has attracted new international partners, marking a significant step in global space collaboration. At the opening of a
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 06, 2024 - Geological evidence has long shown that volcanic activity occurred on the Moon, but the duration of this activity has remained uncertain. A recent discovery by Prof. LI Qiuli's lab at the Institute
