53 results for "Lunar south pole"

China has unveiled its detailed plans to establish a permanent moon base at the lunar south pole by 2035, a bold move that underscores the nation’s growing ambitions in space...

NASA has awarded a significant contract to Intuitive Machines, a Houston-based company, as part of its ongoing efforts to explore the lunar South Pole. The contract, valued at $116.9 million,...

Chinese researchers have developed lunar bricks made from simulated lunar soil that are more than three times stronger than conventional building materials. These bricks, designed for future moon base construction,…

ESA's Moonlight programme is poised to revolutionize lunar exploration by establishing Europe's first dedicated satellite constellation for communication and navigation services. With over 400 missions planned in the next two…

ESA has tested a cutting-edge lunar camera designed for NASA’s upcoming Artemis missions during the PANGAEA geology training in Lanzarote. The Handheld Universal Lunar Camera (HULC), equipped to withstand the…

The lunar landscape, once thought to be a barren wasteland, is now revealing its hidden treasures. Recent findings from NASA's VIPER mission have unveiled a startling revelation : water is present...

NASA has proposed a novel method to analyze the lunar surface by shooting miniaturized spectrometers into the moon's soil using a specialized gas-powered gun. These tiny sensors would embed themselves…

China's Chang'e-6 mission has made history by collecting the first-ever lunar samples from the Moon's far side, specifically from the South Pole-Aitken basin, one of the oldest and largest impact…

NASA has announced the cancellation of its VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) mission, which aimed to explore the south pole of the moon in search of water ice. The...

NASA and its international partners are making significant strides in the development of Gateway, humanity's first space station around the Moon. Gateway will serve as a crucial outpost for astronauts...

China's Chang'e-6 spacecraft is on its way back to Earth, carrying the first-ever samples collected from the far side of the moon. This significant milestone in lunar exploration is expected...

Posted on Jul 24, 2019 in Astronomy, NASA, News, Science, Space The Moon’s south pole region is home to some of the most extreme environments in the solar system –NASA’s...

Posted on Mar 12, 2018 in Solar System “As only the Moon’s South Pole can receive sunlight in most of its area throughout the year, we want to land at...

NASA's ambitious plan to grow fungal structures on the Moon marks a groundbreaking leap in space colonization. The space agency's innovative approach aims to revolutionize lunar habitation through the use…

Chinese scientists have unveiled ambitious plans to develop a comprehensive communication and navigation network between Earth and the moon. This infrastructure aims to support China's lunar exploration goals and enhance...

Scientists have developed a groundbreaking spacesuit that recycles urine into potable water, inspired by the stillsuits from the sci-fi classic Dune. This innovative technology could significantly enhance astronauts' capabilities during...

Posted on Oct 26, 2020 in Astronomy, Science Our Moon has yielded some long-held secrets in recent weeks, from possible evidence of ancient life on Venus to NASA’s new discovery...

Posted on Jul 7, 2019 in Astronomy, Featured Articles, NASA, News, Science On Jan. 3, 2019, the Chinese spacecraft Chang’e 4 (above) safely landed on the Far Side floor of...

Posted on May 13, 2019 in Astronomy, NASA, News, Science, Space, Technology “Do we want cities on the near side of the moon that light up at night? Would that...

Posted on Jan 11, 2019 Images transmitted from China’s Chang’e 4 Yuta rover shows the craggy and complex terrain of the lunar south pole region, posing a serious challenge for...

Posted on Jan 3, 2019 in Science, Space, Technology With China’s epic Chang’e-4 Rover landing yesterday at the Von Kármán crater in Aitken Basin –the craggy and complex terrain of...

China’s Chang’e-4 lunar rover is due to touchdown on the far side of the moon around New Year, 2019 at the Von Kármán crater in Aitken Basin –the craggy and...

China’s Chang’e-4 lunar rover is due to touchdown on the far side of the moon around New Year, 2019 at the Von Kármán crater in Aitken Basin –the craggy and...

Posted on Dec 8, 2018 Today’s eclectic coverage of TV programs broadcast and streamed on the state of affairs on our pale blue planet, signaling our presence to other possible...

Posted on Dec 8, 2018 Probing the lunar ‘radio environment’ to creating a mini biosphere: China launched the Chang’e-4 lunar probe rover early Saturday on a Long March 3B rocket...

Posted on Sep 14, 2018 in Astronomy, Science, Space, Technology China’s reach into space has extended to the Americas with a 450-ton, $50 million satellite and space mission control station...

Posted on Aug 21, 2018 A key controversy of the post-Apollo era was whether the lunar poles might contain water or not.  Although the Apollo samples had been studied and found...

Recent studies of Apollo 16 lunar samples and meteorites from the moon’s far side have revealed new insights into the moon’s ancient impact history. These findings not only deepen our…

Axiom Space and Prada have revealed the AxEMU spacesuit, designed for NASA’s Artemis III mission to the Moon. Combining advanced technology with Prada’s expertise in high-performance materials, the suit offers…

China has unveiled its new lunar spacesuit as part of the country's ambitious plan to land astronauts on the moon by 2030. The suit, designed to withstand extreme lunar conditions,…

India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission has made groundbreaking discoveries that support the long-standing hypothesis that the Moon was once engulfed by a global magma ocean. This discovery offers a deeper understanding of...

China's Chang'e-6 mission has made a groundbreaking discovery on the far side of the Moon, detecting negative ions on the lunar surface for the first time. This achievement marks a...

China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe has launched from the far side of the moon, marking a pivotal achievement in space exploration and underscoring China's ambitions as a dominant force in this...

China has successfully landed the Chang'e 6 mission on the moon's far side, specifically within the Apollo Crater in the South Pole-Aitken Basin. This milestone, achieved at 6:23 a.m. Beijing...

China is poised to make history with the Chang’e-6 mission, set to land on the Moon's far side and return with lunar samples. This mission, scheduled for early June, targets...

New images suggest that China's Chang'e 6 mission to the Moon, which launched last week, is carrying an unidentified rover to the lunar far side. New Spacecraft Attached to China's...

Posted on Sep 1, 2022 in Astrobiology, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Extraterrestrial Life, James Webb Space Telescope, quantum physics, Science, Science News, Space News, Universe Today’s stories from our amazing Universe include...

Posted on Jun 20, 2022 in Science Today’s stories range from An ocean below Earth’s crust could be key to a habitable planet to Canada to share UFO info with...

“The Galaxy Report” brings you news of space and science that has the capacity to provide clues to the mystery of our existence and adds a much needed cosmic perspective...

Posted on Jan 30, 2022 in Science Our consistently strange Universe delivered another catch of fascinating news stories these past few days, ranging from an extraordinary black hole found in...

This week’s news from our Pale Blue Dot ranges from China’s solar-powered Yutu rover investigates a cube on the Moon’s far side to  ‘Quadruple Helix’ structure found in DNA to...

One of the James Webb Space Telescope’s (scheduled for launch on October 21) first tasks will be to learn why Mars lost so much water over its 4.5-billion-year history turning...

Posted on May 1, 2020 in Astronomy, Science The researchers believe that an active nearside tectonic system on the moon was actually set in motion billions of years ago with...

Posted on Apr 9, 2020 in Science NASA better move fast! In February of 2019, China established the first human-technology landing site on Moon’s far side that they named “The...

“Something is going on on Enceladus – is active and we want to know,”  said astrophysicist Laura Danly, curator at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles. NASA’s Cassini mission to...

Posted on Jun 17, 2019 in Astronomy, Climate Change, NASA, Science, Space We didn’t know what the Sun looked like in its first billion years, and it’s super important because...

Posted on May 16, 2019 in Astronomy, Science China’s fourth Chang’E probe (CE-4) was the first mission to land on the far side of the moon, and it has collected...

Posted on Feb 7, 2019 in Astronomy, Science On Jan. 3, 2019, the Chinese spacecraft Chang’e 4 safely landed on the floor of the Moon’s Von Kármán crater (186 kilometer...

Posted on Feb 17, 2019 in News, Science China has named the landing site of its Chang’e-4 lunar probe “Statio Tianhe” –after the Chinese name for the Milky Way Galaxy...

Posted on Jan 3, 2019 The China National Space Administration (CNSA) landed the robotic probe Chang’e 4 in the unexplored South Pole-Aitken basin, the oldest, deepest, crater on the moon’s...