Watch Live as Japanese Startup Attempts Moon Landing After Failed First Mission
The Resilience lander has spent the past six months traveling to the Moon, with plans to touch down in its far northern region. Japanese company ispace is aiming for a…
Chinese Probe Heads Back to Earth With Samples From the Moon’s Mysterious Far Side
The Chang’e 6 lander on the lunar surface.Image: CNSA After a short visit to the Moon’s far side, a Chinese spacecraft loaded with lunar rock and dust has started its…
NASA Probe Spots History-Making Odysseus Lander on the Moon
The white arrow at the center of the image points to the Odysseus lunar lander on the surface of the Moon.Image: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University Following a less-than-perfect touchdown, the Odysseus…
Dying Moon Lander Sends Back Final Image Before the Long Lunar Night
Japan’s SLIM, the Smart Lander for Investigation Moon, has entered a dormant mode on the Moon’s Shioli Crater, facing a 14-day lunar night with temperatures dropping below -200 degrees Fahrenheit.…
The Most Precious Human Relics Left in Space
Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster and Starman manikin shortly after launch on February 6, 2018. Photo: SpaceX Being the space nerd that I am, I often imagine a museum filled with…
Lunar Satellite Shoots Lasers to a Moon Lander for the First Time
NASA’s diligent lunar orbiter transmitted a laser beam to a dome-shaped aluminum device the size of a billiard ball on India’s Vikram lander, pinging its location on the Moon. This…
Historic Moon Mission Is Falling Apart After ‘Critical’ Fuel Loss
A mission to land a private U.S. lander on the Moon, and the first U.S. lander since the Apollo era, looks to be ending before it even had a chance…
Private Moon Lander Peregrine Is Already in Big Trouble [Update]
Update: 2:07 p.m. ET: A fourth update from Astrobotic, issued around 1:00 p.m. ET, is exceptionally discouraging. “Unfortunately, it appears the failure within the propulsion system is causing a critical…
Space Collision Concerns Delayed India’s Moon Launch
India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission launched on July 14, headed towards a historic touchdown on the lunar surface. But before the lunar lander took off, it had to wait a few seconds…
Japan’s ispace Delays Lunar Lander Mission for NASA Design Update
An illustration of the Apex 1.0 lunar lander on the surface of the Moon.Illustration: ispace From its new headquarters in the U.S., Tokyo-based startup ispace will develop its Apex 1.0…