moon
Microwave-size spacecraft launches to test new orbit between Earth and the moon
Science
June 28, 2022
Microwave-size spacecraft launches to test new orbit between Earth and the moon
(CNN) – A tiny spacecraft with big implications for lunar exploration has launched. The miniscule satellite, called a CubeSat, is…
June’s strawberry moon will light up the sky this week
Science
June 14, 2022
June’s strawberry moon will light up the sky this week
(CNN) – June’s full moon, the strawberry moon, will illuminate the sky this week. The moon will appear full from…
NASA seeks ideas for a nuclear reactor on the moon
World
November 20, 2021
NASA seeks ideas for a nuclear reactor on the moon
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — If anyone has a good idea on how to put a nuclear fission power plant on…
UAE sets new ambitious timeline for launch of moon rover
Middle East
April 15, 2021
UAE sets new ambitious timeline for launch of moon rover
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates’ space center announced Wednesday a more ambitious timeline for sending…
Egyptian woman seeks to join first civilian trip to the moon
Science
April 1, 2021
Egyptian woman seeks to join first civilian trip to the moon
The first civilian space trip to orbit the moon in human history may seem like a mere imagination for millions…
The UAE’s tiny lunar rover will face big challenges on the moon
Middle East
March 31, 2021
The UAE’s tiny lunar rover will face big challenges on the moon
Las month, the United Arab Emirates became the first country in the Arab world to put a spacecraft into orbit…
Turkey aims to reach moon in 2023, Erdogan says
Middle East
February 10, 2021
Turkey aims to reach moon in 2023, Erdogan says
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey aims to achieve first contact with the moon as part of its national space program in…
Chinese capsule returns to Earth carrying moon rocks
World
December 17, 2020
Chinese capsule returns to Earth carrying moon rocks
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese lunar capsule returned to Earth on Thursday with the first fresh rock samples from the…
Chinese probe orbiting moon with Earth-bound samples
World
December 7, 2020
Chinese probe orbiting moon with Earth-bound samples
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese probe was orbiting the moon on Monday in preparation for the returning of samples of…
China spacecraft lands on moon to bring rocks back to Earth
World
December 2, 2020
China spacecraft lands on moon to bring rocks back to Earth
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese spacecraft sent to return lunar rocks to Earth collected its first samples Wednesday after landing…