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NASA Works to Regain Contact with Lunar Trailblazer and Evaluate Future Possibilities![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 13, 2025 NASA's mission team is continuing efforts to restore communication with the Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft after losing contact on February 27, just a day after its launch. The mission operators at Caltech's IPAC are working alongside NASA's Deep Space Network to send commands in an attempt to establish a connection. Several radio ground stations have also volunteered their resources to detect any signals from the small satellite as it travels further from Earth. Meanwhile, the mission team is analy ... read more |
Goonhilly Provides Critical Communications for Lunar Mission, Advancing Moon EconomyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2025 Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd continues to play a pivotal role in lunar exploration and infrastructure expansion, reinforcing its importance in humanity's return to the Moon. Goonhilly is delive ... more
NASA Continuing Efforts to Restore Contact with Lunar TrailblazerLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 05, 2025 NASA's mission operations team at Caltech's IPAC remains committed to restoring communication with the Lunar Trailblazer satellite, which recently lost signal. Preliminary telemetry data prior ... more
NASA Successfully Acquires GPS Signals on MoonLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 05, 2025 NASA and the Italian Space Agency made history on March 3, when the Lunar GNSS Receiver Experiment (LuGRE) became the first technology demonstration to acquire and track Earth-based navigation signals on the Moon's surface ... more
Perfect Lunar Landing Achieved in Mare CrisiumBerlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 06, 2025 On 2 March 2025, the Blue Ghost mission successfully executed an automated landing in Mare Crisium, a basin located on the Moon's northeastern near side. This milestone marks Firefly Aerospace as th ... more |
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Less mapped than the Moon: quest to reveal the seabedTokyo (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 It covers nearly three-quarters of our planet but the ocean floor is less mapped than the Moon, an astonishing fact driving a global push to build the clearest-ever picture of the seabed. ... more |
NASA rolls out Artemis II Orion spacecraft, twin rocket boosters for moon missionWashington DC (UPI) Mar 7, 2025 NASA on Friday rolled out the new Artemis II Orion spacecraft and twin Space Launch System solid rocket boosters that will carry astronauts in the first crewed Artemis mission around the moon. ... more
Oops, we tipped it again: Mission over for sideways US landerWashington (AFP) Mar 7, 2025 Intuitive Machines' second Moon mission ended in disappointment on Friday after the US company confirmed that its spacecraft had tipped over and was unable to recharge its solar-powered batteries - mirroring its first attempt last year. ... more
US firm targets Moon landing with drill, rovers, hopping droneWashington (AFP) Mar 6, 2025 A drill to search for ice. A 4G network test. Three rovers and a first-of-its-kind hopping drone. ... more
Japan startup targets June 6 Moon landingTokyo (AFP) Mar 4, 2025 Japanese startup ispace on Tuesday set a June 6 target touchdown date for its Moon lander, following the success of its rocket "rideshare" buddy, a spacecraft from a US firm. ... more |
Private US company aces lunar landing on first missionWashington (AFP) Mar 2, 2025 A US company successfully landed its spacecraft on the Moon on Sunday, marking only the second private mission to achieve the milestone - and the first to do so upright. ... more ![]() |
UAE sends AI-equipped drones to spot Ramadan moonDubai (AFP) Feb 28, 2025 The United Arab Emirates is flying AI-equipped drones to help spot the crescent moon marking the start of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, official media said on Friday. ... more
Chang'e 6 Samples Confirm Global Magma Ocean on Early MoonSydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 28, 2025 A recent analysis of lunar samples retrieved by China's Chang'e 6 mission has provided substantial evidence supporting the theory that the moon was once enveloped in a global molten "magma ocean" fo ... more
NASA's Hubble Captures Andromeda's Dynamic Galactic EcosystemLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 28, 2025 The Andromeda galaxy, situated 2.5 million light-years from Earth, appears to the unaided eye as a dim, spindle-shaped formation comparable in size to the full Moon. However, beyond this faint glow ... more
Private US company blasts off for second Moon landing attemptKennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Feb 27, 2025 A US company is aiming for its second lunar touchdown after a lander carrying a suite of unique experiments successfully launched aboard a SpaceX rocket on Wednesday. ... more |
MIT engineers prepare to send three payloads to the moonBoston MA (SPX) Feb 26, 2025 In the coming days, weather permitting, MIT engineers and scientists will send three payloads into space, on a course set for the moon's south polar region. ... more
NASA Prepares Gateway Lunar Space Station for Artemis MissionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 26, 2025 The Power and Propulsion Element for NASA's Gateway lunar space station is currently undergoing assembly, setting the stage for its mission to orbit the Moon as part of the Artemis program. This cru ... more
Private US company set for second Moon landing attemptWashington (AFP) Feb 26, 2025 Intuitive Machines made history last year as the first private company to put a robot on the Moon, although the triumph was marred by the lander tipping onto its side. ... more
Blue Ghost Mission Nears Moon Touchdown and GNSS MilestoneLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 24, 2025 Firefly's Blue Ghost Mission 1 is set to land on the Moon in less than a week with touchdown expected on Sunday March 2 after its launch on Jan 15. In preparation for descent, the spacecraft will ... more |
Blue Moon mission drives NanoAvionics SuperSharp thermal imaging innovationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 24, 2025 Based in the UK and a member of the Satlantis group, SuperSharp has chosen the Kongsberg NanoAvionics MP42 microsatellite platform for its pioneering Blue Moon mission. This unique Thermal InfraRed ... more
Moon-Exposed Grass Seeds to Be Cultivated on EarthSydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 21, 2025 Herders in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region may soon have access to a unique variety of forage, as researchers are set to cultivate grass seeds that have undergone a journey to the moon. These seeds ... more
Moon or Mars? NASA's future at a crossroads under TrumpWashington (AFP) Feb 20, 2025 Is NASA still Moonbound, or will the next giant leap mean skipping straight to Mars? ... more
NASA Investigates Spaceborne Antibiotic Resistance with ISS ExperimentLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2025 NASA is advancing research on astronaut health with a new experiment aboard the International Space Station (ISS) aimed at accelerating the detection of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This initiativ ... more |
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Tidal energy data aids SwRI scientists in unraveling Titan's composition and orbital shiftsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 Researchers at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) are examining Saturn's largest moon, Titan, to determine its tidal dissipation rate-the energy lost as it interacts with Saturn's immense gravitati ... more |
Lunar Space Station Module Prepares for US Transport Ahead of Artemis IVLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 16, 2025 A key component of NASA's Gateway lunar space station has completed rigorous environmental tests and is now in the cleanroom for final preparations before its journey to the United States. Whe ... more
Names of Chinese Lunar Rover and Spacesuits AnnouncedSydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 16, 2025 China has officially revealed the names of its new spacesuits and manned rover, which will be used in upcoming lunar missions. The China Manned Space Agency announced Wednesday that astronauts walki ... more
How NASA's Lunar Trailblazer Will Chart a Unique Path to the MoonLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 16, 2025 NASA's Lunar Trailblazer has arrived in Florida for final preparations ahead of its upcoming launch later this month. The small satellite, built by Lockheed Martin Space in Littleton, Colorado, has ... more
NASA Advances Lunar Exploration with Polar Ice Mining ExperimentLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 16, 2025 NASA's Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment-1 (PRIME-1) is set to probe the Moon's subsurface, analyzing its composition and potential resources to support future lunar exploration. As part of the ... more |
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