Double moon mission! SpaceX to launch 2 private lunar landers in January
Firefly Aerospace and Japanese company ispace are putting their moon landers on the same SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which is scheduled to lift off in January. …
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The moon may be 100 million years older than we thought
Read more: The moon may be 100 million years older than we thoughtThe moon may have received a volcanic facelift, making it more than 100 million years older than rocks collected from its surface might suggest, a new study finds. …
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Panama, Austria sign Artemis Accords, bringing tally to 50 nations
Read more: Panama, Austria sign Artemis Accords, bringing tally to 50 nationsA total of 50 nations have now joined NASA’s efforts to establish peaceful and cooperative international space exploration. …
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Japanese company ispace plans to land helium-3 mining missions on the moon
Read more: Japanese company ispace plans to land helium-3 mining missions on the moonJapanese company ispace signs agreement with Magna Petra for lunar collaboration and resource mining on future missions to the moon. …
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The moon’s oldest crater is super round – and that’s great news for NASA’s Artemis astronauts
Read more: The moon’s oldest crater is super round – and that’s great news for NASA’s Artemis astronautsScientists have found that the moon’s oldest crater is rounder than we thought, which may mean future moon astronauts in the region could find and study rocks from deep within the moon’s mantle or crust. …
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China reveals secrets of 1st sample taken from the far side of the moon — and it contains a volcanic surprise
Read more: China reveals secrets of 1st sample taken from the far side of the moon — and it contains a volcanic surpriseActive volcanoes were erupting on the far side of the moon 2.8 billion years ago, the first lunar samples returned from the far side reveal. 1 …
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How China plans to put astronauts on the moon by 2030 (video)
Read more: How China plans to put astronauts on the moon by 2030 (video)China’s human spaceflight agency has released a video detailing its plans for a first crewed mission to the moon, including progress on lunar hardware. …
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Precise new moon map could help guide future sample-return missions
Read more: Precise new moon map could help guide future sample-return missionsThe age of Mare Orientale could act like a lunar Rosetta stone for dating the age of the moon’s other giant impact basins. …
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China’s space agency brought the 1st lunar far side samples to Earth this year — here’s what’s next
Read more: China’s space agency brought the 1st lunar far side samples to Earth this year — here’s what’s nextChina has opened up the first round of applications for researchers who wish to use some of the Chang’e 6 lunar far side samples for research. …
