Lunar far side samples bolster theory that the moon was once covered in magma
A team of geologists at the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, the Institute of Space Sciences and the Shandong ...
Here’s the secret to how Firefly was able to nail its first lunar landing
The Blue Ghost spacecraft, named for a species of firefly, took eclipse chasing to new heights. Not only did it see the Earth block the Sun from an unexplored location on the Moon, but the lander fell ...
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The far side of the moon was once a vast magma ocean, Chinese lunar lander confirms
New research from scientists with the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences and published in the journal Science found that ...
'Goodnight friends' | Blue Ghost falls silent on the moon after 2-week mission
Blue Ghost touched down on March 2 and ran all 10 NASA science experiments without issue. It even watched last week's solar ...
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Private lunar lander Blue Ghost falls silent on the Moon after two-week mission
The first private lunar lander to pull off a fully successful Moon mission has fallen silent. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander fell silent at the weekend, wrapping up two weeks of science ...
Private lunar lander Blue Ghost falls silent on the moon after a 2-week mission
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander fell silent over the weekend, wrapping up two weeks of science experiments for NASA.
Intuitive Machines’ Athena lander reaches the moon, but its status is unclear
The Houston-based company put its Athena spacecraft on the moon just after 12:30 p.m. ET. The landing site is closer to the lunar south pole than any human or vehicle has traveled before.
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US firm targets second moon landing with drill, rovers, drone
The pressure is on after Texas rival Firefly Aerospace successfully landed its Blue Ghost lander on Sunday, becoming the second private company to reach the Moon. Both missions are part of NASA's ...
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Houston's Intuitive Machines' Athena lander is on the moon's surface but its status is unclear
The company confirmed Athena was on the moon and that mission control was communicating ... The United States, China, India, Japan and the former Soviet Union were in that exclusive club.
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Deja vu on the Moon: Private US spaceship again lands awkwardly
Expectations were high after Texas rival Firefly Aerospace successfully landed its Blue Ghost lander on the Moon on Sunday on its first attempt. Both missions are part of NASA's $2.6 billion ...
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China advances manned lunar program for 2030 moon landing
China is making ... to land astronauts on the moon, significantly boosting its global space standing. The United States successfully made six Apollo crewed missions in the 1960s and 1970s ...
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Private spacecraft Blue Ghost lands successfully on moon
the U.S., China, India and Japan. Staff at the Mission Control outside Austin, Texas celebrate as lunar lander Blue Ghost touches down on the moon with a special delivery for NASA on Sunday.