The aerospace company Firefly just successfully maneuvered its Blue Ghost lander onto the lunar surface. There’s some gorgeous POV footage to prove it.
NASA confirmed on Friday that it will create a new lunar time system for the Moon. The White House published a policy memo in April, directing NASA to create the new standard by 2026.
NASA has decided to cancel the project and discontinue the rover's development, citing "cost increases, delays to the launch date and the risks of future cost growth."
Lego made some bricks out of meteorite dust and they’re on display at select stores. It’s part of an initiative to test how well moondust would work as a lunar building material.
The first-ever samples from the far side of the Moon have touched down on Earth. China’s Chang’e 6 capsule touched down on Tuesday in Inner Mongolia, carrying rocks that could confirm scientists’ current theories about the Moon’s origin.
Fly Me To The Moon is an upcoming comedy movie that sees a PR expert (Scarlett Johansson) tasked with faking the Apollo 11 Moon landing -— just in case something goes wrong.
NASA announced this week that it’s chosen Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost and Venturi Astrolab to develop their lunar terrain vehicles (LTV) in a feasibility study over the next year. One will eventually be chosen for a demonstration mission.
On Tuesday, The White House published a policy memo directing NASA to create a new time standard for the Moon by 2026. Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC) will establish an official time reference to help guide future lunar missions.
A startup called Interlune — the founders of which include former Blue Origin top employees and an Apollo 17 astronaut — plan to send a harvester to the moon to collect material for the surface and extract helium-3 for use on Earth.
Japan's SLIM lander and Intuitive Machines' Odysseus have both gone into a dormant state for the onset of lunar night. The teams will attempt to resume operations after the two-week period of darkness.
Intuitive Machines revealed in a press conference Friday evening that the lander tipped over upon reaching the moon. It's on its side, but is able to communicate and sunlight is reaching its solar panels.