Researchers Uncover Origin and Abundance of Lunar Surface Water
Recently, there has been a lot of focus on the abundance, distribution, and origin of lunar surface water due to its vital role in future…
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We Asked a NASA Scientist: Where Do Moons Come From?
Where do moons come from? Well, they actually can come from a lot of different places. Our Moon, for example, we believe formed in a…
NASA’s JPL and the Space Age: Destination Moon – “We Didn’t Know What We Were Doing”
After the establishment of NASA, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s first major assignment was to explore the moon, taking close-up images before crash landing as part…
We Asked a NASA Technologist: Does Anything Orbit the Moon?
Does anything orbit the Moon? Yes, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and a handful of other active spacecraft are currently orbiting the Moon. One of the…
NASA’s Moon Mission in Jeopardy? Issues With Lunar Flashlight’s Spacecraft Propulsion System
The mission is characterizing its new “green” propulsion system and developing a modified plan for the briefcase-size satellite’s journey to the Moon. NASA’s Lunar Flashlight…
Unusual Exotic Clasts in Chinese Lunar Samples Indicate Unexplored Terrane on Moon
Chang’e-5 is a Chinese lunar exploration mission with the goal of collecting and returning samples from the Moon. It was launched on November 24, 2020…
NASA’s Revolutionary Cold Operable Lunar Deployable Arm (COLDArm) for Future Moon Missions
COLDArm, the Cold Operable Lunar Deployable Arm, will significantly improve the utility of robotic arms for lunar landers. The arm will enable manipulation capabilities in…
NASA’s Lunar Flashlight Has Launched – Follow the Mission to the Moon in Real Time
NASA’s Eyes on the Solar System web-based visualization tool lets you “see” the SmallSat as it journeys to the Moon and seeks out water ice…
Surprising Findings – New Samples Shed Light on the Moon’s History and Makeup
The new study analyzed soil samples brought back from the Chang’E-5 mission. According to a study that examined soil samples returned as part of the…
See the Far Side of the Moon: Incredibly Detailed Pictures From Artemis I Orion Close Lunar Flyby
The Earth is seen setting from the far side of the Moon just beyond the Orion spacecraft in this video taken on the sixth day…
NASA Artemis I – Orion Spacecraft Enters Moon Orbit
Yesterday at 4:52 p.m. CST (23:52 CET, 22:52 GMT) the European Service Module’s auxiliary thrusters fired to put NASA’s Orion spacecraft into a lunar orbit,…
NASA Artemis I – Flight Day 10: Orion Spacecraft Enters Distant Retrograde Orbit
At NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Flight Controllers in the White Flight Control Room successfully performed a burn to insert Orion into a distant…
NASA Artemis I – Flight Day Nine: Orion Spacecraft One Day Away from Distant Retrograde Insertion
NASA’s Orion spacecraft is now about one day away from entering into a distant retrograde orbit around the Moon. The orbit is “distant” in the…
NASA Artemis I – Flight Day Eight: Orion Spacecraft Exits Lunar Sphere Of Influence
On the eighth day of the Artemis I mission, NASA’s Orion spacecraft continues to travel farther away from the Moon as it prepares to enter…
NASA Artemis I – Flight Day Seven: Orion To Exit Lunar Sphere of Influence
Artemis I – Flight Day Seven: Orion to Test Search Acquire and Track Mode, Exit Lunar Sphere of Influence NASA’s Orion spacecraft is now on…
NASA Orion Spacecraft Captures Stunning Views During Artemis I Lunar Flyby
NASA Artemis I – Flight Day Six: Orion Performs Lunar Flyby, Closest Outbound Approach On its sixth day into the Artemis I mission, Orion successfully…
Behold! NASA’s Artemis I Orion Close Flyby of the Moon
Update: 8:49 a.m. Orion re-acquired signal with NASA’s Deep Space Network, at 7:59 a.m. EST (4:59 a.m. PST) after successfully performing the outbound powered flyby…
Artemis I Distant Retrograde Orbit: NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Will Travel 40,000 Miles Beyond the Moon
This morning at 1:47 a.m. EST, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) launched the agency’s Orion spacecraft on its way to the Moon as part of…
