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- Technology
SpaceX launches 2 private lunar landers from US, Japan to space
New Delhi: Elon Musk-led SpaceX on Wednesday successfully launched two private lunar landers from the US and Japan to space. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost and ispace’s Resilience lifted off aboard a SpaceX…
- Technology
China’s space station to conduct over 1,000 research projects
Shanghai: China’s space station will conduct more than 1,000 research projects, promote science popularisation, and enhance international cooperation over the next 10 to 15 years, according to the Technology and Engineering Center…
- World
US makes 1st lunar landing in over 50 yrs
Los Angeles: US company Intuitive Machines’ first lunar lander touched down on the moon early Friday morning, marking the first American spacecraft to land on the lunar surface in more than 50…
- Business
AI finds lunar rocks with unique dust; may help decode Moon’s magnetic past
London: An international research team has for the first time discovered anomalous metre-sized rocks on the lunar surface that are covered in dust and presumably exhibit unique properties — such as magnetic…
- Middle East
UAE to send astronaut to Moon’s orbit, build lunar station
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will send first Emirati and Arab astronaut to the Moon’s orbit on a future Artemis mission and build a lunar space station as part of a new…
- Science
India’s moon rover finds oxygen, titanium, aluminium, and other elements on the moon
Chennai: India’s moon rover has found the presence of oxygen, aluminium, sulphur and other elements near the lunar south pole, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Tuesday. Investigation regarding the…
- Technology
Japan’s lunar lander, X-ray mission to launch on Monday
Tokyo: After Chandrayaan-3’s success, Japan’s space agency is set to launch a lander and a X-ray mission on the lunar surface on Monday. The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) SLIM (Smart Lander…
- India
Chandrayaan-3 launch likely on July 13; ISRO chief says no final decision yet
New Delhi: India is looking at July 13 as a possible launch date for Chandrayaan-3 that entails landing a rover on the lunar surface. A senior official said the Chandrayaan-3 mission would…
- Technology
NASA’s Orion spacecraft successfully enters lunar orbit
Washington: The US space agency on Saturday successfully performed a burn to insert Orion spacecraft under the Artemis I Moon mission into lunar orbit and Orion will fly about 40,000 miles (64,400…
- Science
South Korean lunar orbiter to undergo critical trajectory manoeuvre
Seoul: South Korea’s unmanned space vehicle Danuri was scheduled to undergo a critical trajectory manoeuvre on Friday to travel toward the moon for the country’s first lunar mission, officials said. Danuri, also…
- Science
NASA gives nod for uncrewed Moon mission launch on Aug 29
New York: The US space agency has given a go-ahead for August 29 for the first uncrewed flight of Artemis I on its mission beyond the Moon and return to Earth. The…
- Science
NASA delays mission to study ice & water on lunar surface to 2024
Washington: NASA has delayed its Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) mission aimed to study the lunar surface’s ice and other potential resources by 2024. VIPER will be delivered to the lunar…
- Science
South Korea’s 1st lunar orbiter ‘Danuri’ set for August launch
Seoul: South Korea said on Monday it has named its first lunar orbiter scheduled to be launched in August — Danuri. Danuri — a portmanteau of the Korean words for moon and enjoy…
- Science
Lunar soil can generate oxygen and fuel, finds study
Nanjing: According to a new study, soil on the moon contains active compounds that can convert carbon dioxide into oxygen and fuels. The study was published in the journal, ‘Joule’. Nanjing University…
