A schematic depiction of high-speed hydrogen ions injected from the solar surface into the lunar surface and enriched on the surface of lunar soil particles…
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An artist’s concept of NASA’s Ranger spacecraft approaching the Moon. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech After the establishment of NASAEstablished in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration…
NASA’s Gateway, a vital component of Artemis program, will serve as a multi-purpose outpost orbiting the Moon that provides essential support for long-term human return…
This artist’s concept shows the briefcase-sized Lunar Flashlight spacecraft using its near-infrared lasers to shine light into shaded polar regions on the Moon to look…
Graphical depiction of exotic igneous clasts in Chang’e-5 lunar regolith. Credit: IGCAS Chang’e-5 is a Chinese lunar exploration mission with the goal of collecting and…
Illustration of the Cold Operable Lunar Deployable Arm (COLDArm), which will significantly improve the utility of robotic arms for lunar landers. Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech COLDArm,…
This illustration shows NASA’s Lunar Flashlight over the Moon. The SmallSat mission will have a very elongated orbit, taking it within 9 miles (15 kilometers)…
The research indicated that the iron-rich and high-calcium surface of basalts was younger than previously believed. The new study analyzed soil samples brought back from…
[embedded content]The Earth is seen setting from the far side of the Moon just beyond the Orion spacecraft in this video taken on the sixth…
View of the Moon seen from ESA’s European Service Module that is powering NASA’s Orion spacecraft to the Moon and back, on flight day nine…
Illustration of the Orion spacecraft flying around the Moon. Credit: NASA At NASAEstablished in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent…
On Flight Day 8, NASA’s Orion spacecraft remains two days away from reaching its distant retrograde orbit. The Moon is in view as Orion snaps…
Artemis I is the first integrated flight test of NASA’s deep space exploration system: the Orion spacecraft, Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the ground…
During Artemis I, the uncrewed Orion spacecraft will launch on the most powerful rocket in the world and travel thousands of miles beyond the Moon,…
Artemis I will be the first integrated flight test of NASA’s deep space exploration system: the Orion spacecraft, Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, and the…
CAPSTONE in orbit near the Moon: Once released from Rocket Lab’s Photon satellite bus, CAPSTONE will use its propulsion system to travel for approximately three…
Illustrations of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft on the launch pad. Credit: NASA NASA Managers Give “Go” to Proceed Toward Artemis I…
The CAPSTONE mission is planned for launch no earlier than May 2022. Rocket Lab’s Photon satellite bus will deliver CAPSTONE into a trajectory toward the…
[embedded content]The appearance of the Moon during the November 2022 total lunar eclipse. Includes annotations of the contact times and various eclipse statistics. All phases…
The Flower Moon lunar eclipse over NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans is shown from the initial partial eclipse to totality in a composite…