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NASA's Orion Spacecraft Successfully Returns to Earth after Lunar Mission

NASA's Orion Spacecraft Successfully Returns to Earth after Lunar Mission

Successful completion of the mission paves the way for the second stage of a human return to the Moon, the Artemis 2 mission, when a crew of astronauts will orbit the Moon in the Orion capsule. The third stage is the landing of people on a satellite of the Earth.

NASA Has Finally Launched Its Artemis 1 Moon Mission on Its Most Powerful Rocket

NASA Has Finally Launched Its Artemis 1 Moon Mission on Its Most Powerful Rocket

The Artemis 1 test mission successfully lifted off from Cape Canaveral on the morning of November 16. The SLS rocket successfully launched the Orion spacecraft and an additional payload into space.

A New Simulation Shows That Our Moon Could Have Formed Within Hours

A New Simulation Shows That Our Moon Could Have Formed Within Hours

According to a popular theory, the Moon was formed after Earth's collision with the larger celestial body – planet Theia. That collision resulted in a giant cloud of space material that later formed the satellite of our planet.

China Plans More Lunar Missions after Discovering a New Mineral There

China Plans More Lunar Missions after Discovering a New Mineral There

The decision was made after China discovered a new mineral found in lunar deposits that could become a new source of energy for humanity. China eventually plans to build an international research station on the Moon.

SpaceX Launches South Korea's First Lunar Mission

SpaceX Launches South Korea's First Lunar Mission

The probe will enter lunar orbit in December and begin its near-lunar year-long observation mission. According to the mission plan, the vehicle will search for possible landing sites on the Moon as well as test space Internet technology.

Rocket Lab Launched NASA's Capstone Mission to the Moon

Rocket Lab Launched NASA's Capstone Mission to the Moon

It is expected that CAPSTONE will reach its destination by entering the lunar orbit in four months and stay there for at least six months.

A Rare Alignment of Five Planets Took Place on June 24

A Rare Alignment of Five Planets Took Place on June 24

For the first time in 18 years, billions of people around the world could enjoy an incredible spectacle in the night sky – a parade of planets. This is an astronomical phenomenon in which several planets line up in a single arc in the sky.

Scientists Share the Most Detailed Geological Map of the Moon

Scientists Share the Most Detailed Geological Map of the Moon

The researchers analyzed all the data on the lunar surface collected by space agencies over the past 15 years. The surface of the Moon is divided into various colored zones.

NASA Selects Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace to Develop Next-Gen Spacesuits

NASA Selects Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace to Develop Next-Gen Spacesuits

NASA has selected two companies – Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace – that will develop and produce next-generation spacesuits for the upcoming Artemis Lunar Program and future missions to the International Space Station (ISS).

NASA's Lucy Spacecraft Captured Lunar Eclipse From Space

NASA's Lucy Spacecraft Captured Lunar Eclipse From Space

Over the course of about three hours, the spacecraft made 86 1-millisecond exposures. They were then sent back to Earth to be combined into a video. In the resulting video, the Earth and its satellite can be seen about 360,000 km apart.

Scientists Managed to Successfully Grow Plants in Moon Soil

Scientists Managed to Successfully Grow Plants in Moon Soil

Researchers believe that this experiment is a major step toward making a long-term stay in habitats on the Moon possible for humans and solving the problem of food shortages on Earth in the distant future.

Scientists Calculated the Frequency With Which the Moon Experiences Impacts

Scientists Calculated the Frequency With Which the Moon Experiences Impacts

When NASA sent humans to the Moon in 1969, one of the many dangers was the risk of space rocks hitting the astronauts' spacesuits or equipment.

CAPSTONE Lunar Cubesat Mission Is Ready for Launch

CAPSTONE Lunar Cubesat Mission Is Ready for Launch

It is the first mission undertaken as part of the Gateway near-lunar orbital station program. CAPSTONE will have to test the orbit where the new space outpost of humankind is planned to be placed.

China Has Built an Artificial Moon to Simulate Low-Gravity Conditions

China Has Built an Artificial Moon to Simulate Low-Gravity Conditions

Chinese scientists have built an artificial Moon research facility that simulates low-gravity conditions. This lunar simulator is essentially a vacuum chamber of 60 centimeters in diameter.

Scientists Propose to Make Pluto a Planet Again

Scientists Propose to Make Pluto a Planet Again

If the approach to defining planets is reconsidered, the status of a planet would be given not only to Pluto, but also to the Moon, dwarf planets, asteroids, as well as geologically active satellites of giant planets, such as Titan.

NASA Postponed Astronaut Moon Landing to 2025

NASA Postponed Astronaut Moon Landing to 2025

One of the reasons for the delay is the lack of funding. NASA initially planned to land astronauts on the Moon in 2024. However, NASA Administrator Nelson noted that Congress had not allocated enough money to develop a lunar lander.

NASA Is Seeking Spacesuit Proposals From the Private Sector

NASA Is Seeking Spacesuit Proposals From the Private Sector

It was originally planned that the new spacesuits would be ready for test flights to the International Space Station (ISS) no later than March 31, 2023, and by the beginning of the Artemis 3 program.

NASA Postponed Flight to the Moon Due to Spacesuit Issues

NASA Postponed Flight to the Moon Due to Spacesuit Issues

Due to funding reduction and technical difficulties, the space agency will not have enough time to develop spacesuits for astronauts by 2024. It is now predicted that the suits will not be ready until April 2025 at the earliest.

NASA Suspends $2.9 Billion Lunar Contract With SpaceX

NASA Suspends $2.9 Billion Lunar Contract With SpaceX

Initially, NASA was expected to select two of the three companies. Blue Origin and Dynetics have filed protests with the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO).

NASA Chose SpaceX to Launch the First Two Modules of the Gateway Station

NASA Chose SpaceX to Launch the First Two Modules of the Gateway Station

SpaceX is the first contractor to deliver cargo to the future Lunar Gateway station. Elon Musk's company will deliver the payload to lunar orbit, including research experiments, supplies for astronauts, equipment for collecting samples, and more.