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NASA captures crash site of Japanese ‘Resilience’ lunar lander on the Moon
June 24, 2025 9:05 am
NASA's Lunar Orbiter has found the crash site of Japan's Resilience moon lander. The spacecraft reportedly lost contact during descent and hit the surface hard, leaving a dark mark.
Private lunar lander Blue Ghost falls silent on the moon after a 2-week mission
March 18, 2025 11:39 am
Blue Ghost launched from Cape Canaveral in January as part of NASA’s commercial lunar delivery programme.
Google Doodle celebrates mystical November’s half-moon with a fun lunar card game
November 21, 2024 10:12 am
Google Doodle takes users on a celestial journey through the lunar cycle with an interactive card game.
China calls on scientists of all nations to study lunar samples, but notes obstacle with the US
June 28, 2024 10:19 am
Officials said at a televised news conference in Beijing meant to introduce the mission's achievements that any cooperation with the US would be hinged on removing an American law that bans direct bilateral cooperation with NASA.
A Chinese lunar probe returns to Earth with the world's first samples from the far side of the moon
June 25, 2024 1:12 pm
Chinese scientists anticipate the returned samples will include 2.5 million-year-old volcanic rock and other material.
Pakistan's maiden lunar orbiter sends first images
May 10, 2024 11:40 pm
Pakistan's mini satellite ‘iCube-Qamar' was launched as part of China's Chang'e-6 lunar mission on May 3 from the Hainan province.
Japan’s ispace is back with second mission, micro rover after April crash
November 23, 2023 5:16 pm
Tokyo-based ispace is back with its second mission after the company's Hakuto-R Mission 1 crashed on the lunar surface in April.
Japan moon mission to kick off on Sept 7, will take at least four months to reach Moon
September 07, 2023 11:48 am
This is the first Moon-landing attempt being made by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Science simplified: Students learn Aditya L1 solar mission concepts at IUCAA
August 31, 2023 1:34 pm
The young astronomy enthusiasts, still celebrating the success of Chandrayaan-3, were thrilled to meet the scientists who are working closely on India's first solar observatory mission Aditya L1.
China wants to start using moon soil to build lunar bases as soon as this decade
April 13, 2023 5:40 pm
More than 100 Chinese scientists, researchers and space contractors recently met at a conference in the central Chinese city of Wuhan to discuss ways to build infrastructure on the moon.
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