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Washington: Scientists have for the first time grown plants in lunar soil brought back to Earth by astronauts in the Apollo missions, a step towards producing food and oxygen on the Moon or during future space missions. The researchers at the University of Florida (UF) in the US showed that plants can successfully sprout and […]
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New York: Ice on the surface of the Moon, known so far to be dry and airless, is likely protected by ancient magnetic fields, according to a new study. Sunlight does not reach the polar craters on the Moon because of the Moon’s small tilt to the Sun, 1.5 degrees compared with Earth’s 23.4 degrees. […]
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Washington: NASA’s much awaited ‘Artemis 1’ mission, that aims to return humans to the Moon, has been delayed until March. It was earlier scheduled for launch in February. In a statement on Wednesday, NASA announced that the ‘Space Launch System’ rocket and Orion spacecraft will not be rolled out to Launch Pad 39B at the […]
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A hefty chunk of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will crash into the far side of the Moon (not visible from the Earth) in a fiery explosion at about 8,000 kms per hour speed.
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Tokyo: Toyota is working with Japan’s space agency on a vehicle to explore the lunar surface, with ambitions to help people live on the moon by 2040 and then go live on Mars, company officials said Friday. The vehicle being developed with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is called Lunar Cruiser, whose name pays homage […]
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The agreement, signed by NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and ISA Director-General Uri Oron, sets out principles for cooperation in space exploration and civil use of the Moon, Mars, comets and asteroids for peaceful purposes, ISA added.
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Rhode Island: Ever since rocks were brought back from the Moon to the Earth, during NASA’s Apollo program from 1968 to 1972, an enduring mystery continued to baffle scientists: the Moon’s magnetic field – one that rivalled Earth’s in strength. Now, research led by a Brown University geoscientist proposes a new explanation for the Moon’s […]
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The Total Lunar Eclipse occurring on Wednesday will be visible in several countries as the Moon turns into a bloodmoon. The full moon today will be the year's biggest 'supermoon' and feature the first total lunar eclipse in more than two years.
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As part of the Artemis programme, data from the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) would help the scientists map resources at the lunar South Pole that could one day be harvested for long-term human exploration
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The DOGE-1 is a cubesat to acquire "lunar-spatial intelligence" using onboard cameras and sensors
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The US space agency was expected to pick two lunar lander prototypes (including one of Blue Origin's) but funding cut from US Congress led the agency to select SpaceX over Blue Origin.
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Griffin will be carrying NASA's water-hunting Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER)
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The Artemis III mission is expected to launch the first woman and next man to the Moon in 2024.
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This time it was bigger and brighter than the last full-moon because it was within 90 per cent of its 'perigee' in the orbit
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The successful test is a critical milestone ahead of the agency's Artemis I mission, which will send an uncrewed Orion spacecraft on a test flight around the Moon and back to Earth
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The delivery, planned for Mare Crisium, a low-lying basin on the Moon's near side, will investigate a variety of lunar surface conditions and resources, NASA said on Thursday
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Among the many things NASA must take into account in choosing a specific location are two key features the site must bask in near continuous sunlight
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The SLS is set to play a key role in the agency's Artemis programme which aims to return astronauts to the Moon.
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The lander woke up at 3.13 a.m. on Friday (Beijing time), and the rover Yutu-2, or Jade Rabbit-2, woke up at 10.29 a.m. on Thursday, according to the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space Administration.
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Impact craters are the most prominent lunar surface feature and occupy most of the moon's surface