Beijing, China (SPX) Dec 24, 2019 - Macao's first space exploration satellite was named Macao Science 1, the special administrative region (SAR)'s Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Tam Chon Weng announced Sunday at an opening c
Moscow (Sputnik) Dec 16, 2019 - For the past decade, Russia has been working on its Oryol (Eagle) space ship intended for a lunar mission. The landing of Russian astronauts on the Moon is scheduled for 2030. Overweight Rus
Beijing (XNA) Dec 05, 2019 - China's lunar rover Yutu-2 has driven 345.059 meters on the far side of the moon to conduct scientific exploration of the virgin territory. Both the lander and the rover of the Chang'e-4 probe
Washington (AFP) Dec 3, 2019 - India's Vikram lunar lander, which crashed on its final approach to the Moon's surface in September, has been found thanks in part to the sleuthing efforts of an amateur space enthusiast.
Tempe AZ (SPX) Dec 03, 2019 - This image shows the Vikram Lander impact point and associated debris field. Green dots indicate spacecraft debris (confirmed or likely). Blue dots locate disturbed soil, likely where small bits of
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 26, 2019 - Can shrinking satellites grow planetary science? NASA thinks so. With a handful of CubeSat and small satellite science and space exploration missions already under its belt - a couple even successfu
Huntsville AL (SPX) Nov 26, 2019 - As NASA presses forward with the agency's mission to the Moon, Mars and beyond, the development of top-tier technology is critical to success. With emphasis on lunar exploration and scientific inves
Beijing (XNA) Nov 25, 2019 - The lander and rover of the Chang'e-4 probe have resumed work for the 12th lunar day on the far side of the moon after sleeping during the extremely cold night. The lander woke up at 5:03 p.
Moscow (Sputnik) Nov 25, 2019 - Although Israel's first privately funded mission to the Moon crashed on the lunar surface in April, Kfir Damari, co-founder of SpaceIL, a startup that developed the spacecraft, isn't giving up. Work
Huntsville AL (SPX) Nov 22, 2019 - To launch the Artemis I Moon mission, NASA's powerful Space Launch System (SLS) rocket must go from 0 to more than 17,000 miles per hour. The rocket's flight software and avionics systems control al
Beijing, China (SPX) Nov 20, 2019 - The South Pole-Aitken (SPA) is the largest and deepest basin on the Moon, theoretically opening a window into the lunar lower crust and likely into the upper mantle. However, compositional informati
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 20, 2019 - NASA has added five American companies to the pool of vendors that will be eligible to bid on proposals to provide deliveries to the surface of the Moon through the agency's Commercial Lunar Payload
New Delhi (Sputnik) Nov 15, 2019 - Although India's ambitious Moon Mission - Chandrayaan-2 - failed in an attempt to soft-land, it continues to map the topography of the lunar surface. The lander of the mission did not succeed in its
New Delhi (Sputnik) Nov 15, 2019 - In July 2019, India attempted to be the first country to land a robotic mission at the moon's South Pole. The lunar mission, named 'Chandrayaan 2', failed when engineers lost contact with the Vikra
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 12, 2019 - When NASA sends the first woman and next man to the surface of the Moon by 2024 as part of its Artemis program, it won't be going alone. The agency will be leveraging support from commercial partner
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 11, 2019 - As we venture forward to the Moon and establish a sustained lunar presence, finding and understanding water on the lunar surface becomes increasingly important. Lunar water is largely in the form of
