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Russia positions its Moon program as alternative to US Lunar-orbit station
Jan 29, 2019 (Sputnik)
The decision on the format of participation in this project will be made after the development of the Russian national concept for Moon exploration, Roscosmos h...
Scientists explain formation of lunar dust clouds
Jan 25, 2019 (SPX)
The collision of a meteoroid with the surface of the Moon greatly changes the properties of the surrounding dusty plasma system by throwing a large quantity of ...
At Sundance, a fresh look at man's first walk on the Moon
Jan 25, 2019 (AFP)
But never-before-seen NASA footage unearthed in the National Archives offered filmmaker Todd Miller a unique opportunity to revisit what he calls an "amazing te...
Earth's Oldest Rock Found on the Moon
Jan 25, 2019 (SPX)
An international team of scientists associated with the Center for Lunar Science and Exploration (CLSE), part of NASA's Solar System Exploration Research Virtua...
Moving on the Moon
Jan 25, 2019 (ESA)
The level of gravity on the Moon is about one sixth of Earth's so while Apollo astronauts did not float as astronauts do on the International Space Station, the...
Preparing astronaut lunar exploration
Jan 25, 2019 (ESA)
In November, ESA conducted a moonwalk simulation in Lanzarote, Spain as part of Pangaea-X, a test campaign that brought together space exploration, high-tech su...
How realistic are China's plans to build a research station on the Moon?
Jan 24, 2019 (The Conversation)
Colonising the Moon, and beyond, has always being a human aspiration. Technological advancements, and the discovery of a considerable source of water close to t...
Compete in a lunar economy
Jan 21, 2019 (ESA)
As ESA and other agencies prepare to send humans back to the Moon - this time to stay - technologies that make use of materials available in space (in-situ reso...
NASA cooperates with China on moon exploration
Jan 21, 2019 (XNA)
NASA said it discussed in the past month with China to explore the possibility of observing a signature of the landing plume of Chang'e-4, as in a manner simila...
NASA's Campaign to Return to the Moon with Global Partners
Jan 21, 2019 (SPX)
Through an innovative combination of missions involving commercial and international partners, NASA's robotic lunar surface missions will begin as early as 2020...
Russia talks up backup manned vehicle for Moon without NASA funding
Jan 21, 2019 (Sputnik)
A senior Russian space industry source told Sputnik that Moscow will develop an ugraded Soyuz version at its own expense, and no funding from NASA is expected. ...
NASA and China collaborate on Moon exploration
Jan 18, 2019 (AFP)
"With the required approval from Congress, NASA has been in discussions with China to explore the possibility of observing a signature of the landing plume of t...
Scientists study Moon craters to understand Earth's impact history
Jan 18, 2019 (SPX)
For decades, scientists have tried to understand the rate that asteroids hit Earth by carefully studying impact craters and by using radiometric dating of the r...
PolyU Provides Multi-Disciplinary Support to the Nation's Historic Landing on the Far Side of the Moon
Jan 18, 2019 (SPX)
Adopted by Chang'e-4 mission was PolyU's advanced technologies, namely the design and development of an advanced Camera Pointing System, and an innovative lunar...
China's moon cotton experiment ends in freezing lunar night
Jan 17, 2019 (AFP)
The Chinese space agency announced earlier this week that the seed had germinated inside a special canister aboard the Chang'e-4 probe, after the spacecraft on ...
Chang'e-4 to measure lunar temperatures during freezing night
Jan 15, 2019 (XNA)
A lunar day equals 14 days on Earth, and a lunar night is the same length. Temperatures vary enormously between day and night on the moon. Scientists estimate t...
China unveils follow-up lunar exploration missions
Jan 15, 2019 (XNA)
The Chang'e-4 mission realized the first-ever soft-landing on the far side of the moon, and its success has inaugurated the fourth phase of China's lunar explor...
China's new lunar rover faces challenges on moon's far side
Jan 15, 2019 (XNA)
The Chang'e-4 probe, including a lander and a rover, touched down on the Von Karman Crater in the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) Basin on the far side of the moon on J...
Craters surrounding Chang'e-4 pose challenge to lunar rover
Jan 14, 2019 (XNA)
The probe, comprised of a lander and a rover, touched down at the preselected landing area at 177.6 degrees east longitude and 45.5 degrees south latitude in th...
China envisions moon base after far-side success
Jan 14, 2019 (AFP)
The agency said four more lunar missions are planned, confirming the launch of a probe by the end of the year to bring back samples from the moon. The future la...
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