A Japanese spacecraft attempting to achieve the country's first private moon landing instead crashed on the lunar surface, according to mission officials. The Resilience lander, developed by Tokyo-based ispace, lost…
China and Russia have agreed to build a nuclear power plant on the Moon that will be ready to be built by 2036, in a giant leap for their shared lunar…
NASA's LROC (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera) has taken high resolution picture of the landing area for the ispace SMBC and HAKUTO-R Mission 2 lunar lander. It has been named RESILIENCE.…
Unexpected findings from Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Moon Lander have unveiled new challenges and opportunities for future lunar missions. On March 2, a successful landing on Mare Crisium, the Blue…
NASA's Artemis program has passed a significant milestone in the development of the agency's "Gateway" in the orbit of the Moon with the delivery of the Habitation and Logistics Outpost…
Scientific research aboard the International Space Station continues to contribute to lunar exploration, with recent experiments supporting advancements in space weather studies, navigation, and radiation-resistant computing. Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost…
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to enhance its launch infrastructure with two new launchpads, expected to be operational within two years. One facility will be developed at…
A privately developed lunar rover was unable to deploy after the lander carrying it tipped over upon reaching the moon's surface. The Athena mission, operated by Intuitive Machines, successfully transmitted…
NASA, in collaboration with the Italian Space Agency, has successfully demonstrated the ability to acquire and track Earth-based navigation signals on the Moon. The breakthrough was achieved through the Lunar…
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