• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 20th, 2014
Chinese Lunar Rover Becomes Immobile

Chinese Lunar Rover Becomes Immobile

The spacecraft remains operational and able to contact Earth

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 19th, 2014
Lunar North Pole Revealed in Extreme Detail

Lunar North Pole Revealed in Extreme Detail

NASA spacecraft creates amazingly-detailed mosaic image

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 5th, 2014
Propellant Depots in Space Could Enable Future Lunar Missions

Propellant Depots in Space Could Enable Future Lunar Missions

The proposal was recently made by a team of engineers at MIT

Chang'e-3 and Yutu Enter Third Lunar Night

Chang'e-3 and Yutu Enter Third Lunar Night

Experts are worried about the rover's health due to malfunction

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 14th, 2014
New Moon Orbiter Sends Back First Images

New Moon Orbiter Sends Back First Images

LADEE has been orbiting the Moon for about five months now

Curiosity Sees Earth from Mars for the First Time

Curiosity Sees Earth from Mars for the First Time

Our planet looks like the evening star in the Martian night sky

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 1st, 2014
LADEE Lunar Mission Extended by a Month

LADEE Lunar Mission Extended by a Month

The spacecraft still has some propellant left in its tanks

SDO Captures Lunar Transit and Solar Flare in Same Video

SDO Captures Lunar Transit and Solar Flare in Same Video

NASA has just released a short clip collected by SDO yesterday

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 29th, 2014
New Rover Planned for Water Extraction on the Moon

New Rover Planned for Water Extraction on the Moon

NASA is working hard on developing a new series of technologies

Google Lunar X Prize Team Starts Crowd Funding Effort

Google Lunar X Prize Team Starts Crowd Funding Effort

This is the only university-led team left in the competition

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 17th, 2014
NASA Wants Private Space Companies to Go to the Moon

NASA Wants Private Space Companies to Go to the Moon

The agency announces new collaboration opportunities with the private sector

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 3rd, 2014
Golden Spike Announces Plan to Reach the Moon by 2020

Golden Spike Announces Plan to Reach the Moon by 2020

The private company made the announcement last December

Famous “Earthrise” Image Turns 45

Famous “Earthrise” Image Turns 45

The photo was snapped by NASA Apollo 8 crew members

Chinese Lander Captures First Panorama on the Moon

Chinese Lander Captures First Panorama on the Moon

The spacecraft arrived at its current location some 10 days ago

NASA Orbiter Sees Chinese Moon Lander

NASA Orbiter Sees Chinese Moon Lander

The Asian spacecraft is now on its list of observation targets

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 16th, 2013
China Makes Historic Landing on the Moon

China Makes Historic Landing on the Moon

It is only the third country ever to achieve such a feat

New Norcia Station to Track Chinese Moon Lander on December 14

New Norcia Station to Track Chinese Moon Lander on December 14

The facility is well-suited for this type of communications support

 
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