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Space Exploration Aug 29, 2023

India's moon rover confirms sulfur and detects several other elements near the lunar south pole

India's moon rover confirmed the presence of sulfur and detected several other elements near the lunar south pole as it searches for signs of frozen water nearly a week after its historic moon landing, India's space agency ...

Space Exploration Aug 28, 2023

After Moon landing, India eyes the Sun

Days after becoming the first nation to land a craft near the Moon's largely unexplored south pole, India's space agency said on Monday it will launch a satellite to survey the Sun.

Space Exploration Aug 24, 2023

Indian rover begins exploring moon's south pole

India began exploring the moon's surface with a rover on Thursday, a day after it became the first nation to land a craft near the largely unexplored lunar south pole.

Space Exploration Aug 23, 2023

India's spacecraft is preparing to land on the moon in the country's second attempt in 4 years

India was counting down to landing a spacecraft near the moon's south pole Wednesday—an unchartered territory that scientists believe could hold important reserves of frozen water and precious elements.

Space Exploration Aug 21, 2023

Russia's space agency head vows to continue Moon race

The chief of the Russian space agency Roscosmos on Monday advocated for Russia to stay in the lunar race, a day after announcing its mission had crashed.

Space Exploration Aug 21, 2023

A maglev system on the moon could make lunar logistics a breeze

Maglevs are one of those technologies that still look like magic, even years after they were initially rolled out. While they have long been a workhorse of the transportation systems of some major cities, they don't often ...

Space Exploration Aug 20, 2023

A new approach to reduce the risk of losing solar-powered rovers on the moon

NASA and other space agencies worldwide periodically send robots and automated vehicles into space to explore planets and other celestial objects in our solar system. These missions can greatly improve our understanding of ...

Space Exploration Aug 16, 2023

NASA's lunar trailblazer gets final payload for moon water hunt

NASA's Lunar Trailblazer is nearing completion now that its second and final cutting-edge science instrument has been added to the small spacecraft. Built by the University of Oxford in England and contributed by the UK Space ...

Space Exploration Aug 16, 2023

Russia's Luna-25 probe enters Moon orbit

Moscow's Luna-25 lander was successfully placed in the Moon's orbit Wednesday, the first such Russian mission in almost 50 years, space agency Roscosmos announced.

Space Exploration Aug 5, 2023

Indian lunar landing mission enters moon's orbit

India's latest space mission entered the moon's orbit on Saturday ahead of the country's second attempted lunar landing, as its cut-price space program seeks to reach new heights.

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