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Thanks to the ultra-sensitive ShadowCam instrument, South Korea’s KPLO lunar orbiter now enables meticulously planning resource prospecting missions…

Jan 16

Like any mission to the Moon’s poles, choosing a landing site for Artemis III has unique challenges. As a reward, this historic mission will advance our…

Aug 22, 2022

While NASA has already selected the technology stack to be used for the historic return of humans to the Moon with Artemis III, the science end is now…

Jan 30

NASA’s Lunar Flashlight will launch alongside ispace’s Moon lander in November. And Artemis IV including a Moon landing is a much bigger deal than it…

Oct 31, 2022

NASA has changed the target landing site for Astrobotic’s first Moon lander from a northeastern lava plain to near the Gruithuisen volcanic domes in the…

Feb 6

ispace Japan’s first Moon lander is approaching our Moon for an orbital capture attempt in late March while JAXA recruited two new astronaut candidates…

Mar 6

More details on Lunar Starship and NASA’s Artemis Base Camp.

Aug 29, 2022

The U.S. Presidential FY 2024 budget request seeks $27.2 billion in funding for NASA from the U.S. Congress, a 7% increase over the $25.4 billion…

Mar 20

NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy are co-developing LuSEE-Night, a first of its kind instrument which will measure faint but unique radio signals…

Mar 13

ISRO’s Chandrayaan 3 lander successfully passed electromagnetic interference testing, which checked in a Faraday cage chamber if the lander’s electrical…

Feb 20

Updates on some key ongoing and upcoming lunar missions, and ESA’s push for more commercial Moon landers.

Feb 13

Scientists urge NASA to plan a replacement for the 2009-launched Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter to support the increasingly important, upcoming…

Feb 27

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