Moment China’s lunar probe lands back on Earth China’s lunar probe has returned to Earth with the first ever samples from the Moon’s unexplored far side. The Chang’e-6 landed in the Inner Mongolia desert on Tuesday, after a nearly two-month
[02 Jun 2024] A New Way to Make Precise Maps of the Lunar Surface
There was a time when maps of the Moon were created from telescopic observations and drawings. Indeed Sir Patrick Moore created maps of the Moon that were used during the historic Apollo landings. Now researchers have enhanced a technique to
[04 May 2024] China launches first probe to collect samples from far side of Moon
The probe is set to land in the immense South Pole-Aitken Basin, one of the largest known impact craters in the solar system. by Hector Retamal with Qian Ye Wenchang, China (AFP) May 03, 2024 China launched a probe on
[12 Apr 2024] Japanese astronauts to land on moon as part of new NASA partnership
Japan’s Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Masahito Moriyama, (left) JAXA President Hiroshi Yamakawa and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, right, look at a model of the rover that Japan will provide in exchange for landing two Japanese astronauts
[31 Jan 2024] Lunar Master Plan: Hassell and European Space Agency launch pioneering habitat concept
Header image by Imigo.It Jan 19, 2024 Today marks the launch of our Lunar Habitat Master Plan – a revolutionary new concept designed in collaboration with the European Space Agency to support the development of the world’s first lunar habitat.
[30 Jan 2024] China’s Chang’e-7 moon mission to target Shackleton crater
A mosaic of Shackleton Crater created by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera and ShadowCam teams. Credit: NASA/KARI/ASU HELSINKI — China will attempt to land on the illuminated rim of Shackleton crater near the lunar south pole with its 2026 Chang’e-7
[29 Jan 2024] Japan: Moon lander Slim comes back to life and resumes mission
Jaxa produced this render of Slim to show the awkward landing orientation that pointed the solar cells away from the Sun [Credit: JAXA] Japan’s Moon lander has resumed operations after being shut down for a week due to a power
[25 Jan 2024] Japan’s SLIM moon lander photographed on the lunar surface — on its nose (image)
The tiny LEV-2 rover, one of SLIM’s traveling companions, took the historic photo Japan just got an epic new photo to put in its space exploration scrapbook. The country’s SLIM spacecraft landed on the moon on Jan. 19, making Japan
[19 Jan 2024] Japan’s “Moon sniper” mission aims for precise lunar landing
SLIM attempted to land on the Moon with a precision of less than 100 meters. STEPHEN CLARK – UPDATED 1/19/2024, 5:42 AM This artist’s illustration shows the SLIM spacecraft descending toward the Moon and ejecting two deployable robots onto the
[16 Jan 2024] Research sheds new light on Moon rock formation solving major puzzle in lunar geology
Image shows a map of the Titanium abundances of the Moon’s surface, obtained from NASA’sClementine spacecraft. The red parts indicate extremely high concentrations compared to terrestrial rocks. by Staff Writers | University of Bristol Bristol UK (SPX) Jan 16, 2024