On August 6, China successfully conducted a terrestrially simulated lunar landing and takeoff test using a full-scale mockup of its upcoming ~26,000-kilogram crewed Moon lander named Lanyue—which ...

Moon Monday Explore our Moon’s wild places and wonderful samples | Moon Monday #234 A special early edition of Moon Monday for International Moon Day, July 20.

NASA wrote the following in a recent release on its website about the topic: Artemis II astronauts will observe the Moon during their 10-day mission around the Moon and back, taking photographs and ...

Moon Monday Moon Monday #231: Achievements and shortfalls in Moon exploration this half year A review of notable developments by country or region.

Before we begin this week’s Moon Monday, consider taking a moment of silence for everyone affected by the deadly Air India flight crash in Ahmedabad on June 12. 😔 Coming back to China, as per ...

ispace Japan’s second Moon lander RESILIENCE launched in January with the aim of a Moon landing. But just like its predecessor Hakuto-R’s fate about two years ago, RESILIENCE crashed into the Moon ...

The situation has compelled their three space agencies—NASA, ISRO, and KARI—to coordinate and share precise trajectory information of the lunar satellites with each other, and even conduct diversion ...

Key news of the month: China has achieved daytime Earth-Moon distance measurement wherein a 1.2-meter telescope reflected an infrared laser off of a small retroreflector on the 61-kilogram Tiandu 1 ...

ISRO has been publishing monthly summaries of the varied activities and programs of India’s Department of Space (DOS) for years. Lately though, there have been consistent delays in publishing them by ...

Moon Monday Moon Monday #220: Lunar science galore from the Chandrayaans Plus mission updates and some tangents.

Moon Monday Moon Monday #219: Results from India’s Chandrayaan 3 experiment to benefit future missions eyeing lunar water 👀 🧊 🌘 ...

There’s a lot in this Moon Monday edition to unpack. Grab yourself a coffee or another mild drug of choice and let’s get started. 🤓 Chang’e 6 samples produce two more big results Until now, all the ...