moon landing
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Chinese Rocket’s Moon Collision in 2022 Carried Mystery Object, Experts Say
The surface of the Moon is littered with defunct hardware from past missions that are now buried amongst the lunar regolith. A recent crash site left a distinct and curious mark, creating two impact craters of equal size. Scientists examining the collision believe that there may have been an undisclosed object that crashed on the…
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Watch Live as Japan Launches Moon Landing Mission, X-Ray Satellite
Japan is gearing up for its first landing attempt on the Moon, launching a lunar lander designed to accurately touch down on the dusty surface. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) SLIM (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) is launching on Thursday at 8:42 am local time on Thursday (9:42 am AEST) on board a H-IIA…
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India Becomes the Fourth Country Ever to Land on the Moon
The Chandrayaan-3 mission is also the first lander to touch down on the Moon’s south pole.
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Russia Elbows Into the New Moon Race With Upcoming Luna-25 Launch
Russia is getting ready to launch its first mission to the Moon in nearly fifty years in an attempt to stay relevant amidst a renewed space race. The Luna-25 lander has been loaded on board a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket, awaiting its launch on Friday at 7:00 p.m. ET from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Moscow, according…