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Moon Landing
Private lunar lander may have fallen over while landing near Moon’s south pole
Intuitive Machines said it was uncertain whether its Athena lander was upright near the Moon’s south pole — standing 15 feet tall — or lying sideways like its first spacecraft from a year ago

Sat, 15 Mar, 2025

Moon Landing
Private lunar lander dead after landing in crater near Moon’s south pole
A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the Moon’s south pole and its mission is over, officials said on Friday.

Fri, 07 Mar, 2025

Moon Landing
Private lunar lander touches down on moon
A private lunar lander carrying a drill, vacuum and other experiments for Nasa has touched down on the moon, the latest in a string of companies looking to kick-start business on Earth’s celestial neighbour ahead of astronaut missions.

Sun, 02 Mar, 2025

How an ancient asteroid strike carved out two Grand Canyons on the Moon
How an ancient asteroid strike carved out two Grand Canyons on the Moon
That is good news for scientists and Nasa, which is looking to land astronauts at the south pole on the near, Earth-facing side, untouched by that impact

Tue, 04 Feb, 2025

Swedish artist’s model house could soon find permanent home on Moon
Swedish artist’s model house could soon find permanent home on Moon
The Moonhouse, the size of a big hand, will hitch a ride to the Moon on a lunar lander operated by the Japanese company ispace

Tue, 14 Jan, 2025

Earth bids farewell to temporary ‘mini moon’
Earth bids farewell to temporary ‘mini moon’
Planet Earth is parting company with an asteroid that has been tagging along as a “mini moon” for the past two months. The harmless space rock will peel away on Monday, overcome by the stronger tug of the sun’s gravity.

Sun, 24 Nov, 2024

Moon
Tiny glass beads suggest Moon had active volcanoes when dinosaurs roamed Earth
The evidence, three tiny glass beads plucked from the surface of the Moon and brought to Earth in 2020 by a Chinese spacecraft

Sat, 14 Sep, 2024

Underground moon cave hidden beneath open pit ‘could be future human base’
Underground moon cave hidden beneath open pit ‘could be future human base’
Researchers said this is the first lunar tunnel to be discovered that could be accessible to humans

Mon, 15 Jul, 2024

Japan’s moon lander survives third long freezing lunar night
Japan’s moon lander survives third long freezing lunar night
Japan’s first moon lander has survived a third freezing lunar night, the country’s space agency said, after receiving an image from the device three months after it landed on the surface.

Wed, 24 Apr, 2024

First private landing on Moon hailed ‘historic milestone’ for lunar exploration
First private landing on Moon hailed ‘historic milestone’ for lunar exploration
The first landing of a private spacecraft on the Moon represents a “step forward” and is an “historic milestone” for lunar exploration, experts have said. At 11.

Sat, 02 Mar, 2024

Moon lander sent by Japan survives second lunar night
Moon lander sent by Japan survives second lunar night
Japan’s first Moon lander has responded to a signal from Earth, suggesting it has survived a second freezing weeks-long lunar night, Japan’s space agency said.

Mon, 26 Feb, 2024

Lunar spacecraft data ‘could provide clues about Moon’s origins’
Lunar spacecraft data ‘could provide clues about Moon’s origins’
An unmanned lunar spacecraft has captured and transmitted data analysing 10 lunar rocks, a greater-than-expected achievement that could help provide clues about the origin of the Moon, a Japan space agency official said on Wednesday.

Wed, 14 Feb, 2024

Japanese moon probe resumes work after sunlight reaches its solar panels
Japanese moon probe resumes work after sunlight reaches its solar panels
Japan’s first lunar mission hit its target with a precision touchdown on January 20 – but the probe landed the wrong way up, leaving its solar panels unable to access sunlight

Mon, 29 Jan, 2024

Japan’s precision moon lander has hit its target, but appears to be upside down
Japan’s precision moon lander has hit its target, but appears to be upside down
Japan’s space agency said on Thursday that its first lunar mission hit the tiny patch of the moon’s surface it was aiming for, in a successful demonstration of its pinpoint landing system — although the probe appears to be lying upside down.

Thu, 25 Jan, 2024

Private US lander destroyed during re-entry after failed Moon mission, firm says
Private US lander destroyed during re-entry after failed Moon mission, firm says
A US company’s failed moonshot ended with a fiery plunge over the South Pacific, officials have confirmed.

Fri, 19 Jan, 2024

Japan becomes fifth country to reach Moon as spacecraft lands on lunar surface
Japan becomes fifth country to reach Moon as spacecraft lands on lunar surface
Officials also said they need more time to analyse whether the spacecraft, which was not carrying astronauts, made a pinpoint landing – one of the priorities of the mission.

Fri, 19 Jan, 2024

Moon landing attempt in jeopardy because of engine problem, US company says
Moon landing attempt in jeopardy because of engine problem, US company says
The first US moon landing in more than 50 years was in jeopardy on Monday after a private company’s newly launched spacecraft developed engine trouble.

Mon, 08 Jan, 2024

Reid Wiseman Victor Glover Christina Hammock Koch Jeremy Hansen
Biden hosts Nasa astronauts aiming to fly around the moon
The four astronauts set to fly around the moon for the first time in 50 years met US President Joe Biden at the White House, where he showed off a moon rock on display in the Oval Office that was collected in the Apollo era.

Fri, 15 Dec, 2023

Venus to disappear behind moon in 'extremely rare' event
Venus to disappear behind moon in 'extremely rare' event
Two of the brightest objects in the sky will align on Thursday morning

Wed, 08 Nov, 2023

Blue Moon
Crystals brought back by Apollo astronauts indicate true age of the moon
More than four billion years ago a giant object the size of Mars crashed into the Earth, causing a piece to break off of the early Earth and form the moon

Mon, 23 Oct, 2023

Nasa craft around moon finds likely crash site of Russia’s lost lunar lander
Nasa craft around moon finds likely crash site of Russia’s lost lunar lander
A Nasa spacecraft around the moon has found the likely crash site of Russia’s lost lunar lander. The Luna 25 lander hit the moon last month in a harsh end to Russia’s first moon mission in almost half a century.

Fri, 01 Sep, 2023

Blue Moon
In Pictures: Rare super blue moon delights stargazers
Stargazers were treated to a phenomenon that will only happen once this year.

Wed, 30 Aug, 2023

India’s moon rover detects sulphur and other elements near lunar south pole
India’s moon rover detects sulphur and other elements near lunar south pole
India’s moon rover confirmed the presence of sulphur and detected several other elements near the lunar south pole as it searches for signs of frozen water nearly a week after its historic moon landing, India’s space agency said.

Tue, 29 Aug, 2023

India’s lunar rover to carry out experiments on moon’s surface
India’s lunar rover to carry out experiments on moon’s surface
A lunar rover descended a ramp from the lander of India’s spacecraft within hours of its historic touch-down near the moon’s south pole, Indian space officials have said, as the country celebrated its new scientific accomplishment.

Fri, 25 Aug, 2023

Russia’s first moon mission in nearly 50 years blasts off
Russia’s first moon mission in nearly 50 years blasts off
A rocket carrying a lunar landing craft has blasted off on Russia’s first moon mission in nearly 50 years, racing to land on Earth’s satellite ahead of an Indian spacecraft.

Fri, 11 Aug, 2023

Russia is to launch its first mission to the moon in almost 50 years
Russia is to launch its first mission to the moon in almost 50 years
Russia is scheduled to launch its first mission to the moon in nearly 50 years on Friday, racing to land on the lunar south pole before a spacecraft from India gets there.

Thu, 10 Aug, 2023

India launches spacecraft on mission to the moon
India launches spacecraft on mission to the moon
India has launched a spacecraft into space on a mission to the far side of the moon in a follow-up bid to its failed effort nearly four years ago to land a rover softly on the lunar surface.

Fri, 14 Jul, 2023

First full moon of 2022
Parts of the Moon’s surface ‘200 million years older than previously thought’
Researchers from Norway and France have found a way of co-ordinating and recalibrating different systems of dating the surface of the Earth’s satellite

Wed, 12 Jul, 2023

Buck supermoon to dominate Irish skies tonight
Buck supermoon to dominate Irish skies tonight
The supermoon will rise at around 11:30pm in the east of the country and around 30 minutes later in the west

Tue, 04 Jul, 2023

Nasa picks Bezos’ Blue Origin to build lunar landers for moonwalkers
Nasa picks Bezos’ Blue Origin to build lunar landers for moonwalkers
Jeff Bezos’ rocket company has won a Nasa contract to land astronauts on the Moon, two years after it lost out to SpaceX. Blue Origin received a 3. 4 billion (£2. 7 billion) contract on Friday to lead a team to develop a lunar lander named Blue Moon.

Fri, 19 May, 2023

‘High probability’ spacecraft crashed on moon, Tokyo company says
‘High probability’ spacecraft crashed on moon, Tokyo company says
More than six hours after communication ceased, the Tokyo company ispace finally confirmed what everyone had suspected, saying there was “a high probability” that the lander had slammed into the moon

Wed, 26 Apr, 2023

Japanese company loses contact with lunar rover carrying DCU samples
Japanese company loses contact with lunar rover carrying DCU samples
Communications stopped as the lander descended the final 33 feet, travelling at about 16mph 

Tue, 25 Apr, 2023

Nasa names crew for Artemis moon mission
Nasa names crew for Artemis moon mission
The four – one woman and three men – were introduced during a ceremony in Houston.

Mon, 03 Apr, 2023

New source of water found in moon samples from China mission
New source of water found in moon samples from China mission
Water was embedded in tiny glass beads in the lunar dirt where meteorite impacts occur

Tue, 28 Mar, 2023

First full moon of 2022
Researchers find new potential source of water on the moon
Lunar surface water is of interest to scientists because of its potential to be used as a resource in future moon and space missions.

Mon, 27 Mar, 2023

Moon and Venus conjunction
What time is it on the moon? European Space Agency pushes for lunar time zone
The idea came up during a meeting in the Netherlands late last year, with participants agreeing on the urgent need to establish “a common lunar reference time”

Tue, 28 Feb, 2023

Cork woman joining Japanese billionaire on first civilian flight to moon
Cork woman joining Japanese billionaire on first civilian flight to moon
Crewmates include Grammy award-nominated music producer Steve Aoki, South Korean rapper TOP, Indian TV actor Dev Joshi and US natural life documentary filmmaker Brendan Hall.

Sat, 17 Dec, 2022

Japanese company’s lander rockets towards Moon with UAE rover
Japanese company’s lander rockets towards Moon with UAE rover
A Tokyo company is aiming for the Moon with its own private lander, blasting off on Sunday on top of a SpaceX rocket with the United Arab Emirates’ first lunar rover and a toylike robot from Japan that is designed to roll around in the grey dust.

Sun, 11 Dec, 2022

NASA Moon Rocket
Nasa capsule in slingshot move around moon in last big step before lunar orbit
As the capsule swung out from behind the moon, onboard cameras sent back a picture of Earth – a blue dot surrounded by blackness

Mon, 21 Nov, 2022

Artemis I Launch
Man could be living on the Moon by end of decade – Nasa official
After a series of failed launch attempts earlier in the year, Artemis 1 took off on Wednesday from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida

Sun, 20 Nov, 2022

First full moon of 2022
Asteroid impacts on moon coincide with some on Earth, glass bead study shows
Asteroid impacts on the moon millions of years ago coincided with some of the largest meteorite impacts on Earth, such as the one that wiped out the dinosaurs, research suggests.

Wed, 28 Sep, 2022

Dáil to pass out-of-this-world motion on space's peaceful lack of weapons
Dáil to pass out-of-this-world motion on space's peaceful lack of weapons
The Dáil is to pass an out-of-this-world Government motion stating that outer space remains peaceful, devoid of weapons, and claims of national sovereignty.

Tue, 28 Jun, 2022

Scientists grow plants in soil from the moon for the first time
Scientists grow plants in soil from the moon for the first time
Plants have been grown in soil from the moon for the first time. The milestone in lunar and space exploration is a first step towards one day growing plants for food and oxygen on the moon or during space missions.

Sat, 14 May, 2022

Koreas Tensions
South Korea’s president calls for peace with North in farewell speech
South Korea’s departing president has defended his policy of engaging North Korea, saying in his farewell speech that he hopes efforts to restore peace and denuclearisation on the Korean Peninsula will continue.

Mon, 09 May, 2022

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