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Japanese company ispace fears its probe crashed into the moon, failing to snag the first private lunar landing
The ispace mission was carrying a rover for the UAE and a robot for Japan's space agency. No privat…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
Hyped up 'moon cube' discovered by Chinese rover turns out to be a rabbit-shaped rock
China's Yutu-2 rover, on the far side of the moon, drove towards the "mysterious hut" for a better …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
Japan has landed a spacecraft on the moon for the first time, but the mission didn't go exactly according to plan
Japan successfully landed its SLIM spacecraft on the moon but the spacecraft is not generating sola…
Jessica Orwig
Former SpaceX engineers explain how the US's first moon landing mission in decades may have gone wrong and how to prevent similar anomalies
Ex-SpaceX employees, now with Sift, explain Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander leak and how robust…
Jenny McGrath
China could start building a moon base with lunar-soil bricks in 5 years, amid NASA fears of a moon territory dispute
China aims to build a moon habitat for its taikonauts within five years, according to local media, …
Marianne Guenot,Morgan McFall…
NASA is sending a water-hunting lunar rover to a shadowy crater on the moon's south pole
NASA's VIPER rover will descend into permanently shadowed craters on the moon's south pole, where t…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
From Elon Musk's giant Starship rocket to India's spectacular moon landing, 2023 was an epic year in space
It was a busy year for the space industry, filled with successful launches, ambitious missions, and…
Marianne Guenot
Japan is close to becoming the 3rd nation to land on the moon in the 21st century. The US isn't one of them.
Japan's space agency just inserted its SLIM moon lander into lunar orbit, weeks away from a histori…
Jessica Orwig
ISRO moves Chandrayaan-3 propulsion module to orbit around Earth in unique experiment
The Propulsion Module (PM) of Chandrayaan-3 has been moved from an orbit around the Moon to an orb…
PTI
Rolls-Royce unveils a concept nuclear reactor that could one day power a colony on the moon
Rolls-Royce is hoping its micronuclear reactor could be installed on the moon by the early 2030s.
Marianne Guenot
Toyota and Japan’s space agency have an ambitious plan for people to live on the moon by 2040
A future where we’re living on the moon and even Mars is what space companies and agencies are ambi…
Chandrayaan's detection of sulphur, other elements will help unveil Moon's mysteries, say experts
What was known in theory has now been confirmed twice. The Chandrayaan-3 mission has authenticated …
PTI
The moon is sprinkled with patches of frozen water, NASA scientists discovered. Mining it may be crucial for travel to Mars and beyond.
NASA may need to mine water from the moon to send astronauts into deep space. Two new studies indic…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
NASA will share an 'exciting new discovery' about the moon on Monday. Listen to the announcement live.
NASA says the discovery could support deep-space exploration efforts. It will share the findings in…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Susie N…
Russia dominated the first space race, but now it can't even land on the moon. Photos show the US and China are way ahead.
Russia's grand return to the moon ended with its robotic lander crashing and forming a crater. That…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
NASA discovered a new crater on the moon as wide as a 3-story building, and it's probably Russia's Luna-25 gravesite
It was Russia's first mission to the moon in decades. Had Luna-25 successfully landed, it would've …
Sonam Sheth
NASA has a plan for mini nuclear reactors on the moon which could one day power a lunar colony
NASA aims to send humans back to the moon within the decade and they'll need a reliable power sourc…
Marianne Guenot
How India landed on the moon and flew to Mars at a fraction of the cost of NASA and Russia missions
India reached the moon's south polar region before anyone else, on a budget, by starting small and …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Maiya F…
Giant step for India: Country joins elite club as Chandrayaan-3 makes soft landing on Moon
India has scripted history as ISRO's ambitious third Moon mission Chandrayaan-3's Lander Module (LM…
Smooth Sailing says ISRO as Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander gets closer to the Moon
After Russia's Luna-25 mission failed, all eyes will be on India as its Chandrayaan-3 is set to lan…