NASA on Thursday unveiled the calendar for the Artemis program that will return astronauts to the Moon for the first time in half a century, including eight scheduled launches and a mini-station in lunar orbit by 2024. The original lunar missions were named for Apollo ...
After the moon, people on Mars by 2033 … or maybe not even until the 2060s?
On Dec. 11, 2017, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a directive ordering NASA to prepare to return astronauts to the moon "followed by human missions to Mars and other destinations." The dates fixed by the space agency are 2024 for the moon and Mars in ...
Scientists on Wednesday said they could be a step closer to solving the riddle behind the moon's formation, unveiling the most detailed survey yet of the far side of Earth's satellite. In January, the Chinese spacecraft Chang'e-4 — named after the moon goddess in Chinese ...
The moon has become 'skinnier' over the past several hundred million years, study says
The moon is steadily shrinking, causing wrinkling on its surface and quakes, according to an analysis of imagery captured by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) published Monday. A survey of more than 12,000 images revealed that lunar basin Mare Frigoris near the moon's north pole ...
As space agencies prepare to return humans to the moon, top engineers are racing to design a machine capable of digging underground colonies for the first lunar inhabitants. "Space is becoming a passion for a lot of people again. There are discussions about going back ...
Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos said Thursday he is going to send a spaceship to the moon, joining a resurgence of lunar interest half a century after people first set foot there. Bezos said his space company Blue Origin will land a robotic ship the size ...
One giant bid: First moon landing manual could fetch $9 million at auction
The detailed manual used by U.S. astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to land on the moon in 1969 is going up for auction in July and could fetch up to $9 million, New York auctioneers Christie's said on Wednesday. The 44-page ring-bound Apollo 11 ...
Space rock left big crater on moon during January's full lunar eclipse
A space rock left a massive crater on the moon during January's total lunar eclipse. Spanish scientists reported Tuesday the meteoroid hit the moon at 38,000 mph (61,000 kph), carving out a crater nearly 50 miles across. It was the first impact flash ever observed ...
Mission failure: Contact lost with Israeli spacecraft moments before it crashed on the moon
An Israeli spacecraft lost contact with Earth and crashed just moments before it was to land on the moon late Thursday, failing in an ambitious attempt to make history as the first privately funded lunar mission. The spacecraft lost communication with ground control as it ...
Rocket is just NASA's first headache in rush to get boots on the moon in 2024
In the shadow of the Rocky Mountains, Alan Campbell, a project manager for space systems at the famed Draper Laboratory that built the computer which took astronauts to the moon 50 years ago, is waiting for news from NASA. His firm has continued to specialize ...
Bridgestone to join Toyota and JAXA in rover mission to moon
Bridgestone Corp. said Wednesday it would tie up with Toyota Motor Corp. and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on a joint mission to send a rover to the moon. The world's leading tire maker announced its participation at the Space Symposium in Colorado. JAXA is planning ...
Australia is joining the growing number of nations looking to compete in space, from launching microsatellites that track sheep to mining water on the moon. Its advantage? Half the country already looks like Mars. With advances in technology and the falling cost of launch slots, ...
