Mission Moon

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  Jim Lovell, Commander Of NASA's Apollo 13 Moon Mission, Dies At 97

  -American astronaut Jim Lovell, commander of the failed 1970 mission to the moon that nearly ended in disaster but became an inspirational saga of survival and the basis for the hit movie "Apollo 13," has died at the age of 97, NASA said on Friday.

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  NASA Wants Nuclear Reactor On Moon By 2030. Here's Why That Matters

  Nuclear power in space isn't a new idea. Since the 1960s, the US and the Soviet Union have relied on radioisotope generators that use small amounts of radioactive elements to power satellites.

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  China Conducts First Test Of Manned Lunar Lander 'Lanyue'

  China conducted its first test on Wednesday of a lunar lander that it hopes will put the first Chinese on the moon before 2030, the country's manned space program said.

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  NASA Aims to Deploy Nuclear Reactor on Moon by 2030 for Strategic Power

  NASA is accelerating plans to deploy a 100-kilowatt nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030, according to interim head Sean Duffy. The reactor would ensure steady power through long lunar nights and help secure water-ice resources at the Moon’s south pole. China and Russia also aim for lunar reactors by the mid-2030s, sparking a geopolitical “moon ...

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  NASA Awards Firefly $177M for 2029 Mission to Deliver Rovers to Moon’s South Pole

  NASA has awarded Firefly Aerospace a $176.7 million contract for a groundbreaking 2029 mission to the moon’s south pole. The CLPS mission will deploy multiple rovers and scientific instruments to explore permanently shadowed regions, analyze lunar regolith, and search for water ice—key steps toward supporting Artemis program goals and enabling ...

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  ESA JUICE Mission Scans Jupiter's Lunar Crater in Test Run for Alien Life

  ESA’s JUICE spacecraft scanned the famous Earthrise crater on the Moon to test radar for future exploration of Jupiter’s icy moons. The data confirmed JUICE’s radar accuracy, setting the stage for a search for life beneath Europa and Ganymede. The crater, immortalised in a 1968 Apollo 8 photo, now plays a role in extraterrestrial science.

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  'HOPE' In Ladakh To Simulate Life On Mars, A "Rehearsal" For Future

  Located at an altitude of 4.3 kilometres above sea level, Himalayan Outpost for Planetary Exploration (HOPE) is designed to simulate Mars-like conditions and will serve as a testbed for future crewed missions to the Moon and beyond.

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  NASA Astronaut Back In Orbit 20 Years After Bihu Dance On International Space Station

  NASA astronaut Mike Fincke is currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the newly launched SpaceX Crew-11 mission.

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  ISRO Sets Up Station In Ladakh To Simulate Life On Moon, Mars

  ISRO’s HOPE station in Ladakh will serve as a testing ground for future Moon and Mars missions by simulating extreme space-like conditions on Earth.

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  NASA Reveals How It Fixed A Camera 370-Million-Miles Away In Deep Space

  The technique has implications for future space missions, showing the potential for remote diagnostics and repair in deep space.

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  NASA To Lose About 20% Of Staff Amid Trump's Federal Workforce Cuts

  The US space agency NASA will lose about 3,900 employees under Donald Trump's sweeping effort to trim the federal workforce -- at the same time as the president prioritizes plans for crewed missions to the Moon and Mars.

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  Humans Landed On Moon In 1969, Why Conspiracy Theories Still Doubt It

  Experts have provided evidence and scientific explanations to debunk conspiracy theories linked to the Moon landing.

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  China’s Tianwen 2 Probe Snaps Striking Views of Earth and Moon While En Route to Asteroid

  China’s Tianwen 2 spacecraft, now millions of kilometers from Earth, captured distant images of Earth and the moon as it journeys to asteroid Kamo'oalewa. Set to collect samples by 2026 and return them in 2027, the mission could reveal insights into the solar system’s formation—before continuing on to a second deep-space target, comet 311P/PA...

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  China's Tianwen 2 Sends Stunning Images Of Earth And Moon From Deep Space: See Pics

  The mission aims to collect samples from the near-Earth asteroid 2016 HO3 and explore the main-belt comet 311P.

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  NASA and ISRO Confirm Japan’s Moon Lander Resilience Crashed at Mare Frigoris

  NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and India’s Chandrayaan-2 have captured images confirming the crash of Japan’s Resilience lander on the Moon’s Mare Frigoris. Contact with the lander was lost 100 seconds before its June 5 touchdown. New photos reveal a dark impact mark and scattered debris.