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Blue Ghost is the first images of the moon’s surface
NASA has successfully landed its Blue Ghost mission on the Moon. The two-metre-tall spacecraft reached a location known as Mare Crisium, which is the darkest part of the moon. Blue Ghost is the first American mission to successfully land on the Moon and is expected to be in the process of commissioning its science payloads.
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Blue Ghost private lander is on the moon
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander has become the first-ever commercial spacecraft to successfully landed on the Moon. It aims to spend two weeks conducting research experiments provided by NASA. Blue Ghost is a two-metre-high robot, built by Firefly Aerospace of Texas, that will conduct experiments on the Moon’s surface.
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Chandrakat3 APXS is at lunar high latitude
A new study has revealed that the surface of Moon has changed from shallow to deep source melting in the last three decades. The research revealed that the moon’s south pole had become more flat, while the north pole had become “more irregularly shaped”. Researchers also discovered that there was a change in the temperature…
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The first rocks from the far side of the Moon have landed on Earth
China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe is set to reach the very far side of the Moon on March 22. Samples collected during its mission will be analysed to determine how they got there and what they tell us about the history of the Moon, Yang Wei, a geochemist at the Institute of Geology and Geophysics in…
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China has recently returned the first ever samples from the far side of the moon
China’s Chang’e 6 spacecraft has returned to Earth with the first samples taken from the far side of the Moon. China plans to send its Chang’e 7 spacecraft to the Moon’s south pole in 2026 to search for water and other resources that could potentially support long-term missions on the Moon. The Chang’e 6 probe…
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Europe’s space agency plans to clean up the Sun
Researchers in North America are preparing for their chance to observe the Sun’s corona, its wispy outer atmosphere, like never before. The solar corona, which is normally hidden by the Sun’s glare, will be visible to millions when the Moon blocks the solar disk on April 8. The ESA says one of the goals of…
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The moon lander will come to a halt after the sideways landing
US-based Intuitive Machines said that Odysseus, the first private Moon lander to complete a soft touchdown, won’t be deployed as planned on Tuesday. “Odysseyus landed near the Malapert A crater, which has a slope of 12 degrees,” Intuitive Machines added. Earlier, Odysseus landed on the wrong side and got stuck in a crater, causing communications…
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The first US Moon landing since 1972 was achieved by Odysseus
Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus spacecraft has landed on the moon’s south pole, becoming the first private business to do so, officials said. This is the first privately-owned mission to reach the Moon in a cold and cold weather for landers, rovers, and astronauts. Odysseus landed 300 kilometres from the Moon’s south pole near the Malapert A…
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The first US moon landing happened more than 50 years ago
US space agency NASA’s Odysseus spacecraft has successfully landed on the Moon, becoming the second private mission to do so. The six-legged, phone-booth-sized spacecraft landed near the Moon’s south pole, around 300 kilometres from the lunar south pole. Odysseus is the second launch, after Astrobotic’s attempt, in NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) programme.
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Since 1972, the US has had only one moon landing by Odysseus
NASA’s Odysseus lunar lander is set to reach the moon’s south pole to carry NASA experiments as part of its commercial lunar payload services program. Odysseus will be carrying experiments that will help study the environment around the lander and possibly develop technologies for future landings. Odysseus is scheduled to reach the moon’s south pole…
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After the sun sets, the Japanese moon landers gets back to work
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) re-established contact with its ‘Smart Lander’ for Investigating Moon (SLIM) on Tuesday, a day after it touched down near the Moon’s equator. “Communication with SLIM was successfully established last night, and operations resumed,” JAXA said. SLIM landed about 55 metres (60 yards) away from its target, in between two…
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Will the private US Moon mission open a new era for science?
NASA has launched the first of at least ten commercial lunar missions under its Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) programme. Astrobotic was paid $108 million for the uncrewed Peregrine Mission One launch, which will carry the five NASA payloads. The mission aims to detect water ice and measure radiation levels on the Moon’s surface.
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Moon-forming impactor is a source of Earth’s mantle anomalies
A new study shows that Earth’s basal mantle anomalylies are caused by a Moon-forming impactor, which is a high-energy neutron smash-up. It found that if the Earth’s mantle had been melted, there would have been two layers: a molten top and a mostly solid bottom. The research suggests that a Moon-forming impactor could be a…
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India’s landing on the Moon is a win for science
India’s Chandrayaan-2’s successful landing on the Moon “gives confidence to configuring missions to go to the Moon, Mars, Venus, maybe even asteroids”, ISRO Chairman S Madhavan Nair said. “For example, if the spacecraft lands in a crater, on a slope, or the leg of the lander catches on a boulder, the mission could be compromised,”…
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India became the first nation to land a spaceship near the moon’s south pole
The India-China lunar mission aims to succeed in landing on the Moon after Russia failed to land on the same region as Chandrayaan-3. The landing module for the moon mission includes the lander and rover that will try to land on the Moon’s surface near the South polar region. The crash of Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft…
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India and Russia have crashed on the moon
After India and China’s first-ever Moon mission, the Vikram landers and Pragyan rover had successfully landed on the Moon’s south polar area. The Vikram landers and Pragyan rover will be used to land on the moon’s south polar region as part of an attempt to put a human on the lunar surface. India’s previous attempt…
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India is attempting to claim the first successful southern pole landing in a moon race
ISRO’s spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 on Wednesday successfully launched and landed on the moon’s South Pole, ending over five years of delay. Chandrayaan-3 will also become the first India-made lander to touch down on Moon’s unexplored surface. “We are absolutely thrilled with the landing,” ISRO Chairman Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw said. “The success will help moon missions by other…
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The Luna-25 space craft ceased to be after colliding with the Moon
SpaceX’s lunar lander ‘Luna 25’ landed on the Moon on August 21 after a month-long journey. The mission aims to land the spacecraft on the south pole of the moon to study its ice formations and composition. It is the first mission to land a spacecraft on the Moon since a Russian spacecraft landed on…
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The Private Moon mission is preparing for a historic landing attempt
Japan’s HAKUTO-R Mission 1 will attempt to land a Japanese-made vehicle on the Moon, if successful. The mission will be the first commercial mission to accomplish a lunar landing, and be both countries’ first visit to the Moon’s surface. It will be carrying payloads including 360-degree cameras from a Canadian company and rovers from the…
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Private Moon mission prepares for historic landing attempt
UAE’s first lunar mission M1 is scheduled to launch on March 14 with JAXA’s JAXA Rashid rover. Both the rovers are expected to travel to the Moon’s Atlas crater and study lunar soil and geology. “This is a region that no previous lunar missions have explored,” said Hamid AlNaimiy, an astrophysicist at the University of…
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The mammoth rocket ‘Starship’ is ready to launch
Elon Musk-led SpaceX on Wednesday successfully launched its Starship rocket, which is expected to be launched in 2020 with its first mission to the moon and back. The rocket has 33 engines and six Raptor engines. It will carry a satellite to the Moon and back, which will be connected to the internet via NASA’s…
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A European space probe looks at the Jupiter System
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Juno mission will be sending a probe to orbit Jupiter’s moons Europa and Ganymede in an attempt to find the moon, the largest in the entire solar system. The Juno mission will circle back and pass close to the Earth and the Moon in a year, which will help to…
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The volcanic secrets of the medieval Moon were revealed
Researchers analysed historical accounts of lunar eclipses from the High Period (1100–1300). They estimated the abundance of volcanic aerosols from descriptions of the colour and luminosity of the Moon. We assumed that lunar eclipses of a reddish or coppery colour (1) observed in the aftermath of HMP eruptions indicate that aerosol veils were mainly confined…
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The astronauts will go around the moon next year
Canadian astronaut Chris Hansen has been selected to pilot NASA’s Artemis III mission, which is set to be the first airborne mission by a woman and a person of colour to the Moon in 50 years. Hansen, who will be the test pilot for the flight, had first been selected to be a NASA astronaut…
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NASA tapped these astronauts for a historic moon flyby mission
NASA on Monday announced its astronauts who will fly on the first-ever mission to the Moon in five decades. Reid Wiseman, a 47-year-old decorated naval aviator and test pilot who was firstselected to be a NASA astronaut in 2009, is at the top of the list, according to CNN. The Artemis II mission is set…