How a NASA payload saved the first U.S. moon lander since Apollo
Last week, Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus completed its historic moon landing, becoming the first U.S. moon lander to successfully land on the lunar surface in the …
Last week, Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus completed its historic moon landing, becoming the first U.S. moon lander to successfully land on the lunar surface in the …
This week, Intuitive Machines will launch its IM-1 mission, sending the Nova-C lander barreling towards the Moon in what it hopes will be the first …
This year has not been a good one for moon landers. Not only did the last US attempt to put a lander on the moon …
After nine days of sitting on its nose on the lunar surface, Japan’s upside-down Moon lander has finally found power. The “moon sniper,” as the …
After a successful landing on the moon on January 19, Japan’s SLIM (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) was turned off to preserve power levels. The …
Early Monday morning, after an iconic launch aboard a Vulcan Centaur, Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander suffered from some problems. Now, it seems those problems will win …
Three tons of space junk slammed into the Moon last year, leaving many bewildered and scratching their heads because they weren’t sure where the junk …
Future missions to the Moon could see astronauts growing the first plants on the lunar surface. But, getting lunar soil to grow plants has been …
There are over 32,000 near-Earth asteroids flying through space near our planet. While the origins of these asteroids aren’t completely known, scientists believe at least …
Scientists have come up with a unique plan to create moon roads by using concentrated sunlight directed into specific areas using huge lenses. Based on …
NASA has big plans for the Moon. Not only does the space agency plan to put humans back on the Moon for the first time …
It’s no secret that China is trying to get a foothold in the cosmos. The nation’s Martian rover has already proven successful at discovering more …
Permanently shaded regions (PSRs) on the Moon are believed to be home to pockets of surface water ice. However, no one is sure how the …
Back in early August, the Chandrayaan-3 mission captured a breathtaking video of the Moon as the spacecraft prepared to land on the lunar surface. Then, …
NASA has released a new mosaic of the Moon’s southern pole. The mosaic was created using images from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) and …
It’s been over two weeks since India’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft became the world’s first spacecraft to touch down at the southern lunar pole. Now, the nation’s …
In 2020, researchers used recordings from the Yutu-2 LPR recorder to map out the first 130 feet below the moon’s surface. Scientists have now mapped …
Granite is thought to be virtually nonexistent outside of Earth. However, there’s one problem with that belief: we just found granite on the Moon, and …
A shape-shifting robot swarm could make the trip to the Moon with future astronaut missions. The robot, which is called the Mori Modular Robot for …
The lunar south pole has become a hotspot for the space community, especially recently, as NASA plans to land the Artemis space mission there. Now, …
South Korea’s first lunar orbiter is already making great strides. The Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO), which is also known as Danuri, reached lunar orbit …
April’s pink full moon will grace our skies this week, giving way to a bright and beautiful spectacle throughout the evening of Wednesday, April 5. …
Tiny glass Moon beads could be hiding a reservoir of water that astronauts can tap into when we send them back to the Moon. According …
While monitoring the Moon in February, Japanese astronomer Daichi Fujii captured the bright flash of a meteor striking the Moon’s surface, later sharing the video …
Scientists have big plans for the Moon. In fact, many want to create a base on the Moon and then continue space exploration from there, …
Space watchers will be able to witness an extraordinary Mars lunar occultation at the end of the month. On Monday, January 30, the Moon will …
The first full moon of 2023 is coming up quickly. The moon will peak on January 6, in what many refer to as the Wolf …