Tag: Moon
The four astronauts NASA picked for the first crewed moon mission in 50 years
By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNNAstronauts who will helm the first crewed moon mission in five decades were revealed on Monday, queuing up...
NASA’s Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft is now orbiting the moon.
Orion had been making its circuitous way to Earth's nearest neighbor since launching last Wednesday (Nov. 16) on NASA's Artemis 1 mission. On Friday afternoon...
Viewpoint: China has returned helium-3 from the moon, opening door to future technology
BY MARK R. WHITTINGTON,The Chinese Chang’e 5 mission has returned a new mineral from the lunar surface. Chinese scientists call the mineral “Changesite-(Y).” The...
All systems go in Houston as NASA prepares return to Moon
by Lucie AUBOURGRick LaBrode has worked at NASA for 37 years, but he says the American quest to return to the Moon is by...
‘Mystery hut’ on the moon just the latest weird lunar find by China’s Yutu 2 rover
By Andrew Jones,The buzz-generating 'mystery hut' isn't the only intriguing thing Yutu 2 has spotted.China's Yutu 2 rover is the first spacecraft to explore...
An Epic Lunar Eclipse Is Coming Tomorrow – The Longest of Its Kind in 580 years
By FIONA MACDONALD
Space lovers are in for a treat this week. Late Thursday night and into the early hours of Friday morning (in terms...