Moon

China’s Chang’e-6 Mission Makes History with Lunar Sample Return

China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe landed on Tuesday in the northern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia, making the country the first to bring back samples from the moon's far side. The…

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China set to launch high-stakes mission to moon’s ‘hidden’ side

China will send a robotic spacecraft in coming days on a round trip to the moon's far side in the first of three technically demanding missions that will pave the…

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Russia says it is considering putting a nuclear power plant on the moon with China

Russia and China are considering putting a nuclear power plant on the moon from 2033-35, Yuri Borisov, the head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos said on Tuesday, something he said…

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In risky space business, Intuitive Machines sets sights on second moon landing

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - Intuitive Machines and its space-cargo customers expect the company to emerge stronger from its problem-plagued moon landing this week, with improvements set for the…

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US moon lander Odysseus goes dormant a week after lopsided landing

By Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman (Reuters) - Odysseus, the first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon in half a century, lost power and went dormant on Thursday as…

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Odysseus moon lander still operational, in final hours before battery dies

By Steve Gorman and Joey Roulette (Reuters) - Odysseus, the first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon since 1972, neared the end of its fifth day on the lunar…

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Moon lander Odysseus tipped sideways on lunar surface but ‘alive and well’

By Steve Gorman and Joey Roulette (Reuters) - The moon lander dubbed Odysseus is "alive and well" but resting on its side a day after its white-knuckle touchdown as the…

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US achieves first moon landing in half century with private spacecraft

By Steve Gorman and Joey Roulette Feb 23 (Reuters) - A spacecraft built and flown by Texas-based company Intuitive Machines landed near the moon's south pole on Thursday, the first…

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NASA delays astronaut moon landing to 2026 amid spacecraft ‘challenges’

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - NASA on Tuesday added more delays to its Artemis moon program, scheduling for 2026 its first astronaut lunar landing in half a century while…

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UPDATED: Moon lander from US company launches to space aboard Vulcan rocket

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - A robotic lander built by a private company was bound for the moon on Monday in an attempt to make the first…

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NASA warns Moon’s resources could be ‘destroyed by thoughtless exploitation’

Science and business are heading for an astronomical clash – over the future exploration of the moon and the exploitation of its resources. The celestial skirmish threatens to break out…

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Photo Story: International Space Station (ISS) passes in front of the Moon

The International Space Station (ISS) passes in front of the Moon as captured from Filakovo, southern Slovakia, on Wednesday 01 November 2023. Via EPA-EFE/PETER KOMKA

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Race for moon resources has begun, says Russia’s space chief after failed lunar mission

The race to explore and develop the moon's resources has begun and Russia must remain a player despite the failure of its first lunar mission in 47 years, the head…

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Russia to launch lunar spacecraft in race to find water on moon

Russia made its final preparations on Thursday for the launch of its first lunar landing spacecraft in 47 years as it races to be the first power to make a…

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NASA sees moon lunar mining trial within the next decade

BRISBANE, (Reuters) - NASA is looking to develop resources on the moon that initially include oxygen and water, and eventually may expand to iron and rare earths, and has already…

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Japan’s ispace says bid to make first commercial moon landing failed

By Kantaro Komiya and Joey Roulette April 26 (Reuters) - Japanese startup ispace inc 9348.T said its attempt to make the first private moon landing had failed after losing contact…

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WATCH: NASA names woman, Black astronauts to Artemis II crew in lunar first

NASA on Monday named the first woman and the first African American ever assigned as astronauts to a lunar mission, introducing them as part of the four-member team chosen to…

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Photo Story: The International Space Station (ISS) passes in front of the Moon

The International Space Station (ISS) passes in front of the Moon as captured near Buzitka, southern Slovakia. Via EPA-EFE/Peter Komka

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Astronomers target dark side of the Moon in search for alien life

Telescopes placed on the dark side of the Moon could pick up the first signs of intelligent alien life, and peer back in time to view the universe before even…

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NASA’s Orion capsule heads for splashdown after Artemis I flight around moon

By Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman Dec 11 (Reuters) - NASA's uncrewed Orion capsule hurtled through space on Sunday on the final return leg of its voyage around the moon…

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NASA launches Artemis rocket on test flight to moon

By Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Nov 16 (Reuters) - NASA's towering next-generation moon rocket blasted off from Florida early on Wednesday on its debut flight, a…

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NASA postpones debut test flight of next-generation moon megarocket

NASA on Monday postponed for at least four days the launch of its colossal next-generation rocketship on a long-awaited debut test flight, a planned six-week uncrewed voyage around the moon and back…

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WATCH: NASA’s next-generation megarocket set for debut test launch to moon

NASA's colossal next-generation rocketship was set for its long-awaited debut launch on Monday on an uncrewed, six-week test flight around the moon and back, marking the first mission of the space agency's…

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European astronaut will walk on the Moon by the end of the decade, says ESA director

A European will walk on the Moon by the end of the decade, the head of the European Space Agency (Esa) has vowed. So far, only Americans have ever set…

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NASA’s giant U.S. moon rocket emerges for debut launch

(Reuters) - NASA's gigantic Space Launch System moon rocket, topped with an uncrewed astronaut capsule, began an hours-long crawl to its launchpad night ahead of the behemoth's debut test flight…

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Photo Story: The Supermoon over Toledo

The supermoon rises in the Alcazar of Toledo, Spain, on Wednesday night. The supermoon is also called the Buck moon because it falls in July when male deer (bucks) are…

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China rejects NASA accusation it will take over the moon

BEIJING, July 4 (Reuters) - China on Monday rejected as an irresponsible smear a warning from the chief of NASA that China might "take over" the moon as part of a military…

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Rare ‘super blood moon’

One of our planet's most stunning sights is coming to the skies - a super blood Moon. In the year's only full lunar eclipse, Earth will come between the Sun…

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Out-of-control SpaceX rocket on collision course with moon

A SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the moon after spending almost seven years hurtling through space, experts say. The booster was originally launched from Florida in February…

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NASA pushes back time frame for human moon mission to 2025

NASA is extending its target date for sending astronauts back to the moon to 2025 at the earliest, the U.S. space agency's chief said, stretching out by at least a…

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Moon ‘wobble,’ climate change seen as driving coastal flooding in 2030s

U.S. coastlines will face increasing flooding in the mid-2030s thanks to a regular lunar cycle that will magnify rising sea levels caused by climate change, according to research led by…

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Photo Story: The last full moon of this year

The last full moon of this year, also known as the 'Cold Moon' is seen from the city of Guadalajara in the state of Jalisco, Mexico. The 'Cold Moon' is…

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China successfully lands spacecraft on the moon

China successfully landed a spacecraft on the moon’s surface on Tuesday in a historic mission to retrieve lunar surface samples, Chinese state media reported. China launched its Chang’e-5 probe on…

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China sets launch window for mission to moon

China plans to launch an unmanned spacecraft to the moon between 4 am and 5 am Beijing time on Tuesday (2000-2100 GMT on Monday), the official Xinhua news agency said,…

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There’s a lot of water on the moon – NASA

Scientists on Monday said lunar water is more widespread than previously known, with water molecules trapped within mineral grains on the surface and more water perhaps hidden in ice patches…

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Nokia to build mobile network on moon

Finland's Nokia has been selected by NASA to build the first cellular network on the moon, the company said on Monday. The lunar network will be part of the U.S.…

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Standards for building settlements on the moon take shape as eight nations sign Artemis moon agreements

Eight countries have signed an international pact for moon exploration called the Artemis Accords, NASA announced as the U.S. space agency tries to shape standards for building long-term settlements on…

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UAE plans to land a spacecraft on the moon by 2024

The ruler of the Emirate of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum has announced a plan to land a spacecraft on the moon and study its surface by 2024.…

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Photo Story: Last of the Supermoons in Minsk

The full moon rises above apartments in Minsk, Belarus, on the evening of Thursday 07 May 2020. The 'Full Flower Moon' or the 'Corn Planting Moon' or the 'Milk Moon'…

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Trump administration drafting pact for mining on the moon

The Trump administration is drafting a legal blueprint for mining on the moon under a new U.S.-sponsored international agreement called the Artemis Accords, people familiar with the proposed pact told…

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Photo Story: The first Supermoon of 2020

Two people kiss as the supermoon shines over the lighthouse of Favaritx, Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, on the evening of Saturday 08 February 2020. The first supermoon of the year…

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Penumbral lunar eclipse in Myanmar

The full moon pictured during the penumbral lunar eclipse on the evening of 11 January 2020 in Yangon, Myanmar. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when the moon becomes dipped in…

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Photo Story: A Celestial Pairing of Moon and Venus

For a few hours Saturday evening, the crescent moon and Venus paired up for a celestial treat. In the photos, the view of the conjunction of the Moon and Venus,…

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European Space Agency approves record budget, preparing to send Europeans to the moon

European space exploration is getting its biggest financial boost in 25 years. At a conference in Seville, Spain, the 22 member states of the European Space Agency (ESA) on Thursday…

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NASA scientists open untouched Moon rock and soil sample ahead of Artemis missions

An undated handout photo made available by NASA shows Apollo 17 astronaut Gene Cernan preparing to collect samples 73001 and 73002 from the Moon (issued 14 November 2019). NASA scientists…

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Australian Government Commits to Join NASA in Lunar Exploration and Beyond

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced his nation’s intention to join the United States’ Moon to Mars exploration approach, including NASA’s Artemis lunar program. The announcement took place at…

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India’s mission to the moon takes off

India has successfully launched its second lunar mission a week after it halted the scheduled blast-off due to a technical snag. Chandrayaan-2 was launched at 09:13 GMT on Monday from…

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Elon Musk says SpaceX could beat NASA and land on moon ‘within two years’

As the world celebrates the 50th anniversary from the historic landing on the moon by the astronauts of the Apollo 11, Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of SpaceX, has…

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When America landed on the moon, the whole world did

As the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first landing of man on the moon, an American endeavor that went down in the annals of history. But DW takes…

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Photo Story: The 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission at the National Mall in Washington

A handout photo made available by NASA shows the launch of the Apollo 11 Saturn IV rocket being projected onto the Washington Monument and additional screens on the National Mall…

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President Trump Meets Apollo 11 Astronauts

President Donald Trump is marked the 50th anniversary of the first human steps on the moon at an Oval Office with a meeting with former Apollo 11 astronauts. The group…

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A Quick Look: The 50th anniversary of the First Apollo Landing on the Moon

On 16 July 1969, the Apollo spacecraft on top of the vast Saturn V rocket was propelled into orbit in just over 11 minutes. July 20, 1969 Apollo 11…

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Photo Story: The Partial Lunar Eclipse

A multiple exposure image shows the phases of the partial lunar eclipse as seen from Mallorca, Spain, 16 July 2019. The partial lunar eclipse on 16 July 2019, took place…

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India space launch delayed by technical problem

The launch of India's second lunar mission has been halted less than an hour before the scheduled blast-off, due to a technical problem. The countdown stopped 56 minutes before…

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Photo Story: The total solar eclipse

The moon covers much of the sun during the total solar eclipse, in Merlo, San Luis, Argentina, 02 July 2019. A total solar eclipse moved above Chile and Argentina,…

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Scientists find strange mass at moon’s south pole

Researchers have discovered something massive lurking underneath the far side of the moon: a mysterious blob with the mass akin to a pile of metal. The structure, described in a…

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The moon is part of Mars, according to Trump

Donald Trump has re-wrote several aspects of the world order. This evening he went one step further and has changed what scientists and astronomers have been saying and studying for…

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