Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 18, 2024 - NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured an image of China's Chang'e 6 sample return spacecraft on the Moon's far side on June 7. Chang'e 6 had landed on June 1, and LRO imaged the lander
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 12, 2024 - Sciaky has extended its pioneering work in additive manufacturing to lunar exploration by producing a critical part for Intuitive Machines' IM-1 mission to the Moon. Using a refractory alloy and one
Boulder CO (SPX) Jun 11, 2024 - On Feb. 22, a lunar lander named Odysseus touched down near the moon's South Pole and popped out four antennas to record radio waves around the surface-a moment CU Boulder astrophysicist Jack Burns
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 10, 2024 - NASA's Gateway space station is moving closer to a launch after welding recently was completed on a module in Turin, Italy, the agency said Monday.
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 09, 2024 - China's Chang'e-6 probe, carrying expectations from scientists worldwide, is currently in orbit around the moon, awaiting the optimal moment for its return journey. If successful, Chang'e-6 wi
Washington (AFP) June 8, 2024 - William Anders, the former US astronaut who took the historic Earthrise photo from space over 55 years ago, died in a plane crash on Friday at the age of 90, his family said.
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 07, 2024 - Astronauts driving vehicles on the Moon face extreme temperature fluctuations, with highs of 127C (260F) and lows of -173C (-280F). Reliable machines capable of operating under these conditions are
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 07, 2024 - Lunar samples collected from the moon's far side by China's Chang'e 6 mission have been delivered to their final carrier for the return trip to Earth, according
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 07, 2024 - The first ESA instrument on the Moon has detected negative ions on the lunar surface produced through interactions with the solar wind. The European team with the Negative Ions at the Lunar Su
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 07, 2024 - Chinese scientists developed a special national flag made of basalt fibers, which was unfurled this week by the Chang'e 6 lunar probe. The flag, designed to endure temperature fluctuations, hi
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 06, 2024 - Olivine is the earliest mineral to crystallize from basaltic magma. Accurate knowledge of olivine/melt partition coefficients (DOl-melt) for first-transition row ele
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 06, 2024 - China's Chang'e 6 mission has focused global attention on its methodical approach to lunar exploration. The mission aims to return samples from the Moon's far side, emphasizing engineering precision
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 06, 2024 - The first ESA instrument to land on the Moon has detected the presence of negative ions on the lunar surface produced through interactions with the solar wind. The European team working with t
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 05, 2024 - China's Chang'e 6 mission achieved a critical milestone as its sample-loaded ascender launched from the moon's far side on Tuesday morning. According to the China National Space Administratio
Beijing (AFP) June 4, 2024 - A Chinese probe carrying samples from the far side of the Moon started its journey back to Earth on Tuesday, the country's space agency said - a world first and a major achievement for Beijing's space programme.
Beijing (AFP) June 4, 2024 - The ascender module of a Chinese lunar probe successfully took off from the far side of the Moon on Tuesday bearing samples, state media reported.
