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GMV technology links global habitats in record-breaking space analog missionBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 22, 2025 The World's Biggest Analog Mission (WBA) - the most extensive Moon and Mars simulation campaign ever conducted - has officially launched. Coordinated by the Austrian Space Forum (OeWF), the project ... more  
China expands space capabilities with new lunar and deep space milestonesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 21, 2025 China has recorded a series of landmark achievements in its ongoing quest for space exploration, spanning its crewed space station program, lunar far-side sample return, and interplanetary missions. ... more  
US soliciting new bids for Moon mission amid SpaceX delays: NASA chiefWashington (AFP) Oct 20, 2025 NASA is seeking bids for its planned Moon mission to compete against SpaceX, Elon Musk's company that the US space agency's chief said Monday is "behind." ... more 
Space Quarters Secures $5 Million to Pioneer Robotic Space ConstructionTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 17, 2025 Space Quarters Inc., a deep-tech startup spun out from Tohoku University, has raised $5.0 million in seed funding to accelerate the development of robotic and electron beam welding systems for const ... more |
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A hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy of space immunologyNavato CA (SPX) Oct 17, 2025 With the advent of commercial spaceflight, an increasing number of people may be heading into space in the coming years. Some will even get a chance to fly to the Moon or live on Mars. One of the ma ... more 
Orion spacecraft makes crucial move toward its 2026 launch to moonWashington DC (UPI) Oct 17, 2025 NASA's Orion spacecraft was moved seven miles to the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center Thursday, its second-to-last move before its scheduled launch in 2026. ... more  
SpaceX launches Starship megarocket on successful test flightSouth Padre Island, United States (AFP) Oct 14, 2025 SpaceX's massive Starship rocket soared through Texas's golden-hour skies Monday before splashing down successfully, as the US company vies to silence critics who doubt Elon Musk's startup can deliver NASA's lunar projects on time. ... more 
Lunar mega basin signals radioactive ejecta and reshapes Moon origin storyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2025 New analyses of the South Pole-Aitken basin recast the formation of the Moon's largest impact crater and what it reveals about lunar origins. Led by University of Arizona planetary scientist Jeffrey ... more |
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With new analysis, Apollo samples brought to Earth in 1972 reveal exotic sulfur hidden in Moon's mantleProvidence RI (SPX) Oct 07, 2025 When astronauts returned from NASA's final Apollo Moon mission in 1972, some of the samples they collected were sealed and carefully stored away in the hope that future researchers using advanced eq ... more |
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Far side lunar mantle found cooler than near side in Chang'e 6 sample study London UK (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 The lunar far side may have a colder interior than the near side, according to a new analysis of rock samples collected by China's Chang'e 6 mission. A study led by researchers from UCL and Peking U ... more
QUT to advance navigation systems for Australia lunar roverBrisbane, Australia (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 QUT's Centre for Robotics will play a central role in keeping Australia's first lunar rover, known as Roo-ver, safely on course during its mission to the Moon. Professor Michael Milford, Direc ... more 
Blue Origin teams with Luxembourg on Oasis 1 lunar resource mapping missionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 Blue Origin has announced Project Oasis, a multi-phase campaign to identify and utilize lunar resources. The first mission, Oasis-1, will work with Luxembourg partners to produce the most detailed o ... more 
Telespazio and ispace Partner on Lunar Transport and Navigation ServicesRome, Italy (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 Telespazio, a joint venture between Leonardo (67 percent) and Thales (33 percent), and lunar exploration company ispace have signed a Letter of Intent to begin technical and commercial collaboration ... more |
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Lunar and Earth Construction Robot Charlotte to Debut in Sydney Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 Crest Robotics and Earthbuilt Technology will present Charlotte, the first robot capable of constructing buildings on both Earth and the Moon, at the 76th International Astronautical Congress in Syd ... more  |
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Chinese study suggests excess argon in lunar soil may come from Earth windTokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 Chinese researchers have proposed that surplus argon-40 detected in lunar soil may originate from a stream of particles escaping Earth's atmosphere, a process they describe as Earth wind. The work, ... more 
Lunar Challenge Winner Tests Technology in NASA Thermal Vacuum ChamberHuntsville AL (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 One year after winning second place in NASA's Break the Ice Lunar Challenge, members of the small business Starpath visited NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, as part of the ... more 
Moon rock study reshapes timeline of ancient lunar impactsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 When Apollo 17 astronauts returned with lunar rock sample 76535, they unknowingly carried back a fragment that would continue to puzzle scientists for decades. The rock formed nearly 50 kilometers b ... more 
Moonquakes drive most new lunar landslides since 2009Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 A Chinese-led research team has identified 41 new landslides on the Moon since 2009, concluding that endogenic moonquakes, not fresh impacts, are the primary trigger. The finding redefines understan ... more |
Scalable lunar power study launched by Honda and AstroboticLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 Honda Motor Co. and Astrobotic Technology have entered a joint development agreement to investigate scalable lunar power solutions that combine Honda's regenerative fuel cell (RFC) system with Astro ... more  
Technique Could Reveal Hidden Habitats on Moon and MarsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 With repeated strikes of a 10-pound (4.5-kilogram) sledgehammer, a team of NASA-supported researchers has demonstrated a low-tech but powerful method to locate caves that may one day provide shelter ... more 
NASA seeks student solutions for lunar lander life support technologiesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 29, 2025 NASA has launched the 2026 Human Lander Challenge, inviting U.S.-based university students to propose fresh concepts for life support and environmental systems vital to long-duration spaceflight. Th ... more  
New NASA Mission to Reveal Earth's Invisible 'Halo'Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 A new NASA mission will capture images of Earth's invisible "halo," the faint light given off by our planet's outermost atmospheric layer, the exosphere, as it morphs and changes in response to the ... more |
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Building a Lunar Network: Johnson Tests Wireless Technologies for the Moon Houston TX (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 NASA engineers are strapping on backpacks loaded with radios, cameras, and antennas to test technology that might someday keep explorers connected on the lunar surface. Their mission: test how astro ... more 
Lunar soil melted into construction bricks by Chinese research teamTokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 At the 2025 World Manufacturing Convention in Hefei, researchers from China's Deep Space Exploration Laboratory (DSEL) presented a prototype machine capable of transforming lunar soil into construct ... more  
European team develops robotic mission for lunar lava cave explorationMadrid, Spain (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 A European research consortium has unveiled a mission concept designed to explore lava tunnels on the Moon using autonomous robots. These natural formations, which provide shielding from radiation a ... more 
NASA's Astrobee Robots Advance Through Strategic PartnershipWashington DC (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 NASA is continuing the Astrobee mission through a collaboration with Arkisys, Inc., of Los Alamitos, California, who was awarded a reimbursable Space Act Agreement to sustain and maintain the roboti ... more |
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Space: Framatome and ENEA sign MoU to explore advanced technological solutions for designing lunar nuclear fission reactorsParis, France (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 Framatome and ENEA, Italy's Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Development, have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly explore advanced technologies for lunar surface nucl ... more |
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NASA says on track to send astronauts around the Moon in 2026Washington (AFP) Sept 23, 2025 NASA on Tuesday said it was on track to send astronauts to orbit the Moon in early 2026, as the United States races China to return to the lunar surface. ... more
NASA Prepares Artemis II Rocket with Crew Upgrades for Lunar FlightLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2025 NASA's Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, which will send four astronauts on a mission around the Moon next year, has been upgraded with new safety and performance enhancements. While stru ... more
NASA awards Blue Origin new lunar mission to deliver VIPER rover in 2027Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2025 NASA has selected Blue Origin of Kent, Washington, for a new Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) task order, assigning the company an option to deliver the VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar ... more  
NASA Arcstone satellite and spectrometer begin active lunar calibration missionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2025 Commissioning of NASA's Arcstone satellite and spectrometer has been completed, marking the transition to full scientific operations. Launched July 23 on a SpaceX Transporter-14 rideshare mission fr ... more |
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