"moon"

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

The DOGE-1 is a cubesat to acquire "lunar-spatial intelligence" using onboard cameras and sensors

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.

Griffin will be carrying NASA's water-hunting Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER)

The Artemis III mission is expected to launch the first woman and next man to the Moon in 2024.

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

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

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

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

The SLS is set to play a key role in the agency's Artemis programme which aims to return astronauts to the Moon.

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.

Impact craters are the most prominent lunar surface feature and occupy most of the moon's surface

It was the first attempt to bring the moon samples in over 40 years after the US sent astronauts to the moon to collect samples.

The cargo capsule carrying lunar rocks and soil lifted off from the surface on Thursday, and docked with the orbiter on Sunday morning, the official Xinhua news agency said.

The lander-ascender combination of the spacecraft separated from its orbiter-returner combination at around 4.40 a.m. on Monday (Beijing Time), Xinhua news agency quoted the China National Space Administration (CNSA) as saying.

The US space agency on Thursday said it welcomes responses from broadcasters, studios, aerospace industry, academic institutions, non-profit organisations, or collaborations between multiple such entities for creative proposals

The discovery was made using Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a joint project of NASA and the German Aerospace Centre.

"The system could support lunar surface communications at greater distances, increased speeds and provide more reliability than current standards," NASA noted in its contract award announcement.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine will discuss NASA's Artemis programme and announce the agency's latest ‘Tipping Point' selections and their potential impact on sustainable lunar exploration on October 14.