Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 - Chinese researchers have proposed that surplus argon-40 detected in lunar soil may originate from a stream of particles escaping Earth's atmosphere, a process they describe as Earth wind. The work,
Huntsville AL (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 - One year after winning second place in NASA's Break the Ice Lunar Challenge, members of the small business Starpath visited NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, as part of the
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 - When Apollo 17 astronauts returned with lunar rock sample 76535, they unknowingly carried back a fragment that would continue to puzzle scientists for decades. The rock formed nearly 50 kilometers b
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 29, 2025 - NASA has launched the 2026 Human Lander Challenge, inviting U.S.-based university students to propose fresh concepts for life support and environmental systems vital to long-duration spaceflight. Th
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 - At the 2025 World Manufacturing Convention in Hefei, researchers from China's Deep Space Exploration Laboratory (DSEL) presented a prototype machine capable of transforming lunar soil into construct
Houston TX (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 - NASA engineers are strapping on backpacks loaded with radios, cameras, and antennas to test technology that might someday keep explorers connected on the lunar surface. Their mission: test how astro
Washington (AFP) Sept 23, 2025 - NASA on Tuesday said it was on track to send astronauts to orbit the Moon in early 2026, as the United States races China to return to the lunar surface.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2025 - NASA has selected Blue Origin of Kent, Washington, for a new Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) task order, assigning the company an option to deliver the VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2025 - NASA's Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, which will send four astronauts on a mission around the Moon next year, has been upgraded with new safety and performance enhancements. While stru
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 11, 2025 - NASA has certified a new lander flight training course using helicopters, marking a key milestone in crew training for Artemis missions to the Moon. Through Artemis, NASA explore the lunar South Pol
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 03, 2025 - NASA has launched the 2026 Human Lander Challenge (HuLC), inviting student teams across the United States to propose new solutions for advancing human landing system technologies. The initiative sup
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 27, 2025 - NASA said it's seeking volunteers to help track its Artemis II Orion spacecraft as the crewed mission travels to the moon and back.
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 22, 2025 - NASA's Artemis II mission, set to send four astronauts on a nearly 10-day mission around the Moon and back, will advance the agency's goal to land astronauts at the Moon's south polar region and w
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2025 - In a milestone for interplanetary communications, Lonestar Data Holdings confirmed the successful test of the Solar System Internet's Delay Tolerant Network (DTN) aboard its lunar data center missio
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 21, 2025 - Astrobotic reported that its LunaGrid-Lite mission has cleared Critical Design Review (CDR) and has begun building flight hardware, moving the project closer to a planned 2026 demonstration of lunar
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 13, 2025 - NASA has launched Phase 2 of its LunaRecycle Challenge, inviting U.S. innovators to create systems for recycling trash generated during deep space missions. The goal is to convert materials such as
