China Moon probe starts return to Earth with lunar samples
It's the first spacecraft in decades to bring back lunar soil.
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NASA names the astronauts eligible for early Artemis Moon missions
The group of 18 candidates includes veterans and relative newcomers.
China's lunar sampling robot beams back its first full-color moon shots
The Chang'e-5 gently set down Tuesday in the Oceanus Procellarum.
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China’s lunar-sampling robot has landed on the Moon
It's been more than 40 years since humans last harvested lunar dust.
NASA confirms presence of water on sunlit surfaces of the Moon
The critical molecule had previously only been found in shadowed craters.
Eight nations sign NASA's Artemis Accords, pledging peace on the moon
It's a reaffirmation of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty.
Astrobotic’s tiny Moon rover is on its way to NASA for testing
It will provide a mobile platform for scientific instruments on the Moon.
UAE plans to put a lander on the Moon by 2024
The ambitious project would exclusively use Emirati engineers.
NASA wants ideas for keeping Moon missions powered in the dark
It could be key to long-term lunar settlements.
NASA outlines how it will take humanity back to the Moon in 2024
The Artemis Plan will give you a comprehensive look at the program.
NASA will pay private companies to collect Moon dirt samples
NASA wants to study the space rocks before it sends astronauts to the lunar surface.
Rocket Lab secretly launched its own satellite designed to go to the Moon
"Photon" has its own propulsion system and can carry cameras and other instruments.
NASA-backed project could automatically fix 3D printing for Moon bases
Space settlements wouldn't depend as much on supplies from Earth.
NASA wants to protect Moon and Mars from human contamination
It has updated its policies to make sure humans don't contaminate the new worlds we're exploring.
SpaceX plans seaborne spaceports for Mars missions and hypersonic flights
And it's hiring engineers for this project right now.
NASA crowdsourcing helps build a better Moon digging robot
RASSOR should be more effective at carving up the lunar soil.
