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NASA picks U.S. and Japanese companies for lunar sample collection

National Dec 4, 2020

NASA picks U.S. and Japanese companies for lunar sample collection

Tokyo-based Ispace Inc. and its subsidiary in Luxembourg are among the firms tasked with collecting a small amount of lunar regolith from any location on the Moon.

Chinese probe lands on Moon to gather lunar samples

Asia Pacific Dec 2, 2020

Chinese probe lands on Moon to gather lunar samples

China has poured billions into its military-run space program, with hopes of having a crewed space station by 2022.

China's 'space dream': A long march to the moon

Asia Pacific / Science & Health Nov 24, 2020

China's 'space dream': A long march to the moon

China's launch Tuesday of an unmanned spacecraft aimed at bringing back lunar rocks — the first attempt by any nation to retrieve samples from the moon in four decades — underlines just how far the country has come in achieving its "space dream." A Long ...

China to launch moon probe, seeking to bring back first lunar rock since 1970s

Asia Pacific / Science & Health Nov 22, 2020

China to launch moon probe, seeking to bring back first lunar rock since 1970s

China plans to launch an unmanned spacecraft to the moon this week to bring back lunar rocks in the first attempt by any nation to retrieve samples from Earth's natural satellite since the 1970s. The Chang'e-5 probe, named after the ancient Chinese goddess of the ...

There’s water ice on the moon, and in more places than NASA once thought

World / Science & Health Oct 27, 2020

There’s water ice on the moon, and in more places than NASA once thought

by Kenneth Chang

An infrared telescope mounted inside a 747 jumbo jet showed unambiguous evidence of water on parts of the moon where the sun shines.

Japan to recruit astronauts in 2021, first intake in 13 years

National Oct 23, 2020

Japan to recruit astronauts in 2021, first intake in 13 years

Tokyo is aiming to have a Japanese national on the moon for the first time in the latter half of the 2020s.

Japan joins U.S.-led pact for space exploration and moon mining

National / Science & Health Oct 14, 2020

Japan joins U.S.-led pact for space exploration and moon mining

The agreement also covers issues regarding space debris and stipulates that its members will not interfere with their counterparts' endeavors on the moon.

One small hop for man? Japan shoots for jumping craft fueled by moon water

National / Science & Health Sep 28, 2020

One small hop for man? Japan shoots for jumping craft fueled by moon water

While liquid water does not exist on the moon's surface, past research suggests there may be ice in a crater near the lunar south pole.

Japanese startup raises $28 million to help fund moon mission

Business / Tech Aug 20, 2020

Japanese startup raises $28 million to help fund moon mission

Ispace plans its first lunar landing mission in 2022, and another the year after to explore the moon’s surface with a rover.

Massive meteor shower hit Earth and moon 800 million years ago, study says

National / Science & Health Jul 22, 2020

Massive meteor shower hit Earth and moon 800 million years ago, study says

A giant meteor shower bombarded Earth and the moon 800 million years ago with more than 30 times the force of the asteroid strike that killed the dinosaurs, new research showed Tuesday. Japanese scientists examined images taken by the Kaguya lunar orbiter and found that ...

Japan and NASA sign agreement to cooperate on manned lunar probe

National Jul 10, 2020

Japan and NASA sign agreement to cooperate on manned lunar probe

The two sides confirmed their intention to "develop arrangements" to give Japan opportunities to put its crew on the moon under the project.

SpaceX wins NASA award to supply lunar space station

World / Science & Health Mar 28, 2020

SpaceX wins NASA award to supply lunar space station

NASA on Friday picked a new space capsule from Elon Musk's SpaceX to ferry cargo and supplies to the agency's planned lunar space station, a crucial building block to its goals to build a permanent post on the moon and mount future missions to ...

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