Washington DC (SPX) Nov 07, 2019 - NASA scientists opened an untouched rock and soil sample from the Moon returned to Earth on Apollo 17, marking the first time in more than 40 years a pristine sample of rock and regolith from the Ap
Houston TX (SPX) Nov 07, 2019 - Boeing has submitted a proposal to NASA for an integrated Human Lander System (HLS) designed to safely take astronauts to the surface of the moon and return them to lunar orbit as part of the Artemi
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 06, 2019 - An advanced coating now being tested aboard the International Space Station for use on satellite components could also help NASA solve one of its thorniest challenges: how to keep the Moon's irregul
Beijing (XNA) Nov 05, 2019 - China's lunar rover Yutu-2 has driven 318.62 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
New York NY (SPX) Oct 31, 2019 - Just in time for Halloween, the BetaGov team at NYU's Marron Institute of Urban Management is releasing a three-country study on the lunar effect. Betagov, which carries out randomized contr
Orlando FL (SPX) Oct 29, 2019 - NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is close to awarding a 15-year contract for $7 billion to provide logistics support for upcoming Artemis lunar missions, a NASA official said Monday. Big
Xiamen, China (XNA) Oct 29, 2019 - China plans to launch the Chang'e-5 probe in 2020 to bring moon samples back to Earth, according to Wu Weiren, chief designer of China's lunar exploration program. The Long March-5 carrier roc
Xiamen, China (XNA) Oct 29, 2019 - China is carrying out in-depth demonstration and long-term planning for its manned lunar exploration, and has formed an overall consensus and a preliminary plan, according to a senior space engineer
Chennai, India (IANS) Oct 28, 2019 - The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has released a new set of images of the surface of the Moon. The images, showing impact craters on the Moon surface, were captured by the Dual Frequency
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Oct 28, 2019 - NASA is sending a mobile robot to the South Pole of the Moon to get a close-up view of the location and concentration of water ice in the region and for the first time ever, actually sample the wate
New Delhi (Sputnik) Oct 25, 2019 - The failure of its recent Chandrayaan-2 lunar mission notwithstanding, a resilient India is set to make another bid to explore the far side of moon. The Indian space agency ISRO will make another at
New Delhi (Sputnik) Oct 24, 2019 - The lander of India's second lunar probe, Chandrayaan-2 lost contact with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)'s earth station minutes before the scheduled time for soft-landing on the Moon
Washington (AFP) Oct 24, 2019 - Several countries want their astronauts to hitch a ride with the United States on its next set of lunar missions, but the second nation to have Moon boots on the ground will depend on how much they contribute, NASA's chief said Thursday.
Beijing (XNA) Oct 24, 2019 - The lander and the rover of the Chang'e-4 probe have resumed work for the 11th lunar day on the far side of the moon after sleeping during the extremely cold night. The lander woke up at 5:1
New Delhi (Sputnik) Oct 24, 2019 - NASA has found no trace of the Indian lunar lander, dubbed Vikram, in the images captured during its Moon orbiter's latest flyby of the lunar region where the lander made a hard landing on 7 Septemb
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 22, 2019 - Blue Origin announced Tuesday a new partnership with old-guard aerospace firms Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Draper to land on the moon - signalling a new era in U.S. space exploration.
