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The far side of the moon was once a vast magma ocean, Chinese lunar lander confirms
New research from scientists with the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences and published in the journal Science found that ...
The New York Times13d
Moon Lander’s Journey to Lunar Surface Ends With Uncertainty
Images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter ... The United States needs to get back to the moon before China gets there. For a couple of decades after the Apollo moon landings, not many ...
Ars Technica17d
Firefly’s picture-perfect Moon landing shows the way for lunar exploration
"Y’all stuck the landing, we’re on the Moon ... NASA—landed its Odysseus spacecraft on the Moon in February 2024, but the lander snapped one of its legs and tipped over. Odysseus returned ...
Wired24d
A Jumping Lunar Robot Is About to Explore a Pitch-Black Moon Crater for the First Time
from the moon’s south pole. China and India have also landed near the lunar south pole before, but neither as close as Intuitive Machines hopes to. On board the lander is a NASA drill called ...
The New York Times18d
‘Moon Dust on Our Boots’: Texas Company’s Blue Ghost Lands on Lunar Surface
Among the countries, companies and organizations that have attempted in the 21st century to set down softly on the moon, only China can claim ... Both are part of NASA’s efforts to harness ...
Houston Chronicle18d
Firefly Aerospace sticks its moon landing Sunday morning
More advanced and affordable technologies have prompted commercial and government missions from the U.S., China ... Aerospace are going to the moon through a NASA program. The companies own ...
CNN13d
Intuitive Machines’ Athena lander is on the moon’s surface but its status is unclear
The company confirmed Athena was on the moon and that mission control was communicating with the lander during a live broadcast of the event, cohosted by NASA and Intuitive Machines. Shortly after ...
ABC713d
Houston's Intuitive Machines' Athena lander is on the moon's surface but its status is unclear
The company confirmed Athena was on the moon and that mission control was communicating with the lander during a live broadcast of the event, cohosted by NASA and ... and other images that can ...