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I only recently learnt that months were originally called moonths. I’m so going to say moonths now every chance I get. The word has been duly added to my device dictionaries. 🌝 NASA selects Blue Moon ...
India’s Chandrayaan 3 rover may or may not have stumbled upon the Moon’s mantle material In any case, finding the sulfur-enhanced materials certainly add the Chandrayaan 3 landing region to the list ...
As we wrap up an insanely happening 12 months in Moon exploration worldwide, I present to you a huge, curated linked list of lunar technology and science developments across 2024, organized by country ...
Pre-launch photo and renders of the SPADEX satellites. ISRO designed the satellites such that either could act as the chaser and the other as target for docking. Images: ISRO Illustration of the ...
The AxEMU suit that Artemis III astronauts will wear on the Moon during excursions. Image: AxiomSpace Illustration of the Lunar Pathfinder communications satellite relaying signals between Earth and ...
I just want to start off by saying how glad I’m for receiving encouraging responses from readers to taking the sponsorships route with Moon Monday last week. Hearing from people I look up to about how ...
Hope you enjoyed these curated views of some of the most captivating craters on our Moon. If you’d like to browse more lunar craters, the NASA LRO outreach team has a fantastic blog.
And more space updates from the country. The Chandrayaan 3 lander Vikram imaged by the mission’s rover Pragyan on August 30. The rover was about 15 meters away from the lander at the time. The ...
The Chandrayaan 3 spacecraft stack is seen here mounted in an acoustic chamber. The stack comprises the lander and the co-flying propulsion module until lunar orbit. Image: ISRO Spinning the ...
Of course, we’ll find out later this year how much of NASA’s budget request actually gets funded by the U.S. Congress. While the FY 2023 request starts working towards closing critical gaps in NASA’s ...
Unveiling four years of secrecy, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on February 27 the first four astronauts selected to fly on the country’s initial set of human spaceflight missions ...
An illustration of Canada’s highly autonomous Canadarm3 servicing system, located on the exterior of Gateway, an upcoming NASA-led lunar orbital habitat. Credits: CSA / NASA On March 28, the Canadian ...