Tokyo (AFP) Jan 25, 2024 - Japan's Moon Sniper craft made a pin-point lunar landing despite last-minute engine problems, the space agency said Thursday as it released the first images from the mission.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 25, 2024 - In a significant development for lunar exploration and power infrastructure, PowerLight Technologies, a leader in long-distance wireless power beaming, has announced its collaboration with aerospace
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 25, 2024 - Japan's Moon Sniper craft landed around 55 metres (180 feet) from its target, the country's space agency said Thursday as it released the first images from the mission.
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 25, 2024 - Japan's Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon, or SLIM, landed on the moon Saturday about 180 feet, or little more than half a football field, away from its target landing spot, space officials said on Thursday.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 24, 2024 - NASA has released the outcomes of its 2023 Moon to Mars Architecture Concept Review. This significant step reflects the agency's ongoing commitment to advancing humanity's exploration of the solar s
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 24, 2024 - China has unveiled detailed plans for the Chang'e 7 mission, aimed at probing the moon's south pole, particularly focusing on water ice. This revelation, detailed in a paper in the National Science
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 23, 2024 - China is poised to take another significant step in lunar exploration with its upcoming Chang'e 6 mission, scheduled for later this year. This ambitious endeavor by the China National Space Administ
London, UK (SPX) Jan 23, 2024 - The realm of space exploration is on the verge of a significant advancement with the introduction of the Aqualunar Challenge, a collaborative GBP1.2 million initiative between the UK and Canada, aim
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 22, 2024 - Japan switched off its Moon lander almost three hours after a historic touchdown to allow for a possible recovery of the craft when the sun hits its solar panels, the space agency said Monday.
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 21, 2024 - The first flight of NASA's commercial lunar delivery service carrying agency science and technology, as well as other customer payloads intended for the Moon, has come to an end. After 10 days and 1
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 20, 2024 - Japan on Saturday became only the fifth nation to achieve a soft lunar landing, but its Moon Sniper spacecraft was running out of power due to a solar battery problem.
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 20, 2024 - Japan on Saturday became the fifth nation to achieve a soft lunar landing, but said its Moon Sniper spacecraft was running out of power due to a solar battery problem.
Munster, Germany (SPX) Jan 19, 2024 - Our Earth's Moon is almost completely covered in dust. Unlike on Earth, this dust is not smoothed by wind and weather, but is sharp-edged and also electrostatically charged. This dust has been studi
Washington (AFP) Jan 19, 2024 - The head of the American space company whose lunar lander failed this week in its mission to reach the Moon expressed optimism Friday that the next attempt would achieve its goal.
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 19, 2024 - Japan's Moon Sniper spacecraft is preparing to make a historic lunar touchdown at midnight on Saturday using pinpoint technology the country hopes will lead to success where many have failed.
Washington (AFP) Jan 19, 2024 - A crippled American spaceship has been lost over a remote region of the South Pacific, probably burning up in the atmosphere in a fiery end to its failed mission to land on the Moon.
