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Lunar New Year is celebrated around the world, and the phases of the moon, not the calendar, mark the beginning of 2024. This year's Chinese New…
TOKYO — Japan will attempt a precision landing on Friday, aiming to become the fifth country to land a spacecraft on the moon. This would be…
Launch of the Peregrine Lunar Module on a Vulcan rocket on January 8thAPFootage / Alamy Stock Photo The mission of the Hayabusa lander is over. The…
After more than a week in space, the doomed lunar lander met a violent end Thursday as it burned up in Earth’s atmosphere, ending its mission.A…
New research from the University of Bristol has revealed the origin of titanium-rich basaltic magma on the Moon. A map of titanium abundance on the moon's…
Peregrine photo showing disturbance of insulation in the foreground astrobotic Things look grim for Astrobotic's Peregrine spacecraft. The Vulcan rocket launched toward the moon on January…
Astrobotic said the cause of the failure was likely a propulsion failure, adding that a further update would be issued once more data is acquired and…
by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) December 26, 2023 Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) aims to demonstrate pinpoint landing technology and obstacle detection technology to…
intuitive machine The company announced earlier this week that it was working with launch provider SpaceX to postpone its first lunar lander mission to mid-February. The…
astrobotic’s first lunar module is ready for launch. The company announced Tuesday that the lander, called Peregrine, has completed final inspection and refueling after mating with…
based in pittsburgh astroboticULA’s first lunar lander is scheduled to take off on Christmas Eve aboard United Launch Alliance’s new Vulcan Centaur rocket, ULA CEO Tori…