lunar

Canada begins work on new Canadarm3 robotic arm for upcoming Gateway lunar outpost

Canadarm3 will fly to the upcoming NASA Gateway space station in five years or so on the back of a…

3 days ago

Astrobotic unveils new moonscape facility to prep for future lunar missions

Astrobotic has unveiled a lunar testing ground to help prepare for a range of coming moon missions.The roughly 330-by-330-foot (100…

4 days ago

China’s Chang’e 6 lunar probe returns to Earth with first samples from moon’s far side

China's Chang'e 6 probe returned to Earth with rock and soil samples from the little-explored far side of the moon, in…

5 days ago

William Anders, Apollo 8 astronaut who took Earthrise photo, killed in plane crash

Retired major-general William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic Earthrise photo showing the planet as a shadowed…

3 weeks ago

SpaceX to undergo 4th test launch of its 37-storey Starship rocket

Hot on the heels of the successful crewed launch of Boeing's new CST-100 Starliner on Wednesday, we have another rocket launch: This…

4 weeks ago

China’s Chang’e 6 probe launches samples of far side of the moon to lunar orbit. Next stop? Earth (photos)

China's Chang'e 6 lander has sent home stunning images of the lunar surface on the mysterious far side of the…

4 weeks ago

China lunar probe takes off from moon carrying samples

A Long March 5 rocket, carrying the Chang’e-6 mission lunar probe, lifts off as it rains at the Wenchang Space…

4 weeks ago

China Just Landed Its Lunar Probe on The Far Side of Moon : ScienceAlert

China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe successfully landed Sunday on the far side of the Moon to collect samples, state media reported…

4 weeks ago

The cold lunar night may have finally swallowed Japan’s SLIM moon lander

Japan's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) mission failed to respond to signals sent over the last few days —…

1 month ago

Pakistani cubesat snaps images of the moon during China’s lunar far side mission (photos)

A small Pakistani satellite has imaged the sun and moon from lunar orbit, having taken a ride with China's Chang'e-6…

1 month ago

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