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Enhanced communication for Lunar Gateway through electric field testing

Jul 30, 2024 (SPX)

Gateway will serve as an orbiting lab for deep space science and as a staging point for lunar exploration. This project will enable NASA and its international p...

UK Space Agency selects finalists for Lunar Water Purification technologies

Jul 24, 2024 (SPX)

The Aqualunar Challenge is part of a Pounds 1.2m prize funded by the UK Space Agency's International Bilateral Fund and managed by Challenge Works. In collabora...

Chinese lunar probe finds water in Moon samples

Jul 23, 2024 (AFP)

The Chang'e-5 rover completed its mission in 2020, returning to Earth with rock and soil samples from the Moon. The lunar samples "revealed the presence of trac...

Events commemorate 55th anniversary of moon landing

Jul 20, 2024 (UPI)

NASA's two main visitor centers, the Johnson Space Center near Houston and the Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island in Florida, have activities scheduled. A g...

LRO Mini-RF data reveals extensive cave network beneath lunar surface

Jul 19, 2024 (SPX)

The re-analysis of radar data from LRO's Mini-RF (Miniature Radio-Frequency) instrument, collected in 2010, revealed a cave extending over 200 feet from the bas...

Lunar swirls influenced by soil structure

Jul 19, 2024 (SPX)

Lunar swirls are distinct high- and low-albedo patterns found on the Moon's surface, both in the dark basalt plains known as mare and the bright highland region...

NASA cans lunar rover after spending $450mn building it

Jul 18, 2024 (SPX)

NASA cited rising costs, delays in the launch schedule, and the risks of further cost growth as reasons for halting the mission. The rover was initially set to ...

NASA Halts VIPER Project to Refocus Lunar Exploration Efforts

Jul 18, 2024 (SPX)

Initially slated for a late 2023 launch, the VIPER project was postponed to late 2024 to allow for additional preflight testing of the Astrobotic lander. Howeve...

Astrobotic's VOLT rover passes key Lunar surface tests

Jul 17, 2024 (SPX)

The VOLT engineering model's mobile base underwent rigorous testing at NASA's Glenn Research Center's Simulated Lunar Operations Laboratory (SLOPE) in Cleveland...

Existence of Lunar Lava Tube Confirmed by International Scientists

Jul 16, 2024 (SPX)

"These caves have been theorized for over 50 years, but it is the first time ever that we have demonstrated their existence," explained Lorenzo Bruzzone, profes...

NASA events commemorate 55th anniversary of Apollo 11 moon landing

Jul 15, 2024 (UPI)

Apollo 11 landed on the moon on July 20, 1969, and its celebration will highlight NASA's current effort to return to the moon for long-term exploration with the...

HKU and ILOA Join Forces for Chang'e-7 Moon Lander Mission Set for 2026

Jul 15, 2024 (SPX)

On June 14, a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in Beijing to solidify broader cooperation in lunar exploration and education. Steve Durst, Fo...

Newly discovered moon cave could house future lunar explorers, researchers say

Jul 15, 2024 (UPI)

"These caves have been theorized for over 50 years, but it is the first time ever that we have demonstrated their existence," Lorenzo Bruzzone, professor at the...

Innovative Method for Producing Lunar Construction Materials Using Microwaves

Jul 11, 2024 (SPX)

To address this issue, the Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT), led by President Kim Byung-Suk, has developed technology to prod...

Gateway Prepares for Lunar Missions

Jul 11, 2024 (SPX)

Constructed by NASA's commercial partner Northrop Grumman, the HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost) is one of four modules designed for international astrona...

Queqiao-2 Embarks on Scientific Missions for Future Lunar Exploration

Jul 11, 2024 (SPX)

Launched on March 20 this year by a Long March-8 rocket from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan Province, China, Queqiao-2, also known as Magpie Bridge 2,...

Eye Test for Lunar Impact Surveyor

Jul 08, 2024 (SPX)

The mission utilizes a sophisticated testbed named 'Retina' (Realistic Experimental FaciliTy for vision-based Navigation) to develop and verify the vision-based...

Garnet Presence in the Deep Lunar Mantle Confirmed

Jul 08, 2024 (SPX)

Researchers at Ehime University aimed to address this question by synthesizing garnet-rich lunar rock samples using the multi-anvil press apparatus "ORANGE-2000...

Lunar Impact Flux Insights

Jul 08, 2024 (SPX)

Impact craters are crucial for estimating the model ages of lunar geological units and other solid bodies in the solar system. Scholars often fit mathematical f...

NASA names Andre Douglas as backup Artemis II crew member

Jul 03, 2024 (UPI)

Douglas, a recent graduate of NASA astronaut training school, holds four post-graduate degrees. He had worked as a staff member at the Johns Hopkins University ...