Washington (AFP) Sept 8, 2022 - NASA is looking at September 23 and September 27 as possible dates for its next attempt at launching its Artemis 1 mission to the Moon, senior official Jim Free told reporters Thursday.
Houston TX (SPX) Sep 08, 2022 - NASA has selected Axiom Space to deliver a moonwalking system for the Artemis III mission, which will land Americans on the surface of the Moon for the first time in over 50 years. This award - the
Kunming, Chinaw (SPX) Sep 06, 2022 - By studying lunar soil brought back by China's Chang'e-5 probe, researchers found reliable evidence of disproportionation origin of nanophase iron on the moon, according to a study published on Natu
Paris (ESA) Sep 05, 2022 - Astronauts with their sights on the Moon are receiving world-class geology training during the fifth edition of ESA's Pangaea campaign. From choosing landing sites for a future Artemis mission, to d
Kennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Sept 3, 2022 - After scrapping a second attempt to get its new 30-story rocket off the ground due to a fuel leak, NASA announced on Saturday it will not try again during its current window of opportunity, which ends early next week.
Cocoa Beach, United States (AFP) Sept 2, 2022 - Up to 400,000 visitors are expected to flock to the Florida coast on Saturday, hoping to catch a glimpse - and hear the roar - of NASA's rocket launch to the Moon.
Beijing, China (SPX) Sep 01, 2022 - This study is conducted by a joint team from Chinese Academy of Sciences. They use aberration-corrected transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Electron-energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) and scanning
Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 01, 2022 - It was 1972 when the last humans landed on the Moon. The Apollo programme was discontinued thereafter. But interest in the Moon has been rekindled. With China having landed a robot - and raised its
Wuhan, China (SPX) Aug 30, 2022 - Lunar regolith is a layer of loosely-packed rocky grains deposited on the lunar surface, whose physical and chemical properties are important for deciphering the geologic history and lunar spacecraf
Dorking UK (SPX) Aug 30, 2022 - UCL researchers are helping NASA prepare for its Artemis programme moon missions by creating high-resolution 3D models of potential landing sites. Professor Jan-Peter Muller and PhD student Alfiah P
Paris (ESA) Aug 28, 2022 - The Artemis I mission, set to launch on 29 August, will mark a significant step in humankind's return to the Moon. While there are no human passengers on board this test flight, future mission
Paris (ESA) Aug 28, 2022 - The Orion spacecraft with integrated European Service Module sit atop the Space Launch System, imaged at sunrise at historic Launchpad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. The Flight R
Bremen, Germany (SPX) Aug 28, 2022 - On 22 August 2022, NASA gave the green light for the first launch window of Artemis I. From a technical point of view, the signs are good for the first flight of the new SLS heavy-lift launch vehicl
Merritt Island, United States (AFP) Aug 28, 2022 - Seeing a rocket blast off to the Moon is a once-in-a-lifetime thing to experience, says Joanne Bostandji.
University MS (SPX) Aug 26, 2022 - It's been 50 years since humans last visited the Moon, and even robotic missions have been few and far between. But the Earth's only natural satellite is about to get crowded. At least six cou
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 26, 2022 - Finding water on the Moon could be easier with a Goddard technology that uses an effect called quantum tunneling to generate a high-powered terahertz laser, filling a gap in existing laser technolog
