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Russia’s Luna-25 probe is heading toward the Moon after successfully leaving Earth’s orbit, state space agency Roscosmos said on Friday. The lunar mission is Russia’s first in almost 50 years, and was launched earlier in the day from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the far-eastern Amur Region. “After separation from the …

Russia must be able to respond to challenges in exploring space, President Vladimir Putin has said, adding that the country is going to continue with its lunar program, among other ventures. “We’ll resume the lunar program,” Putin asserted as he visited Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia’s Far Eastern Amur Region on …

The peak of the partial eclipse will take place in the predawn hours on Friday when 97% of the moon will be eclipsed by the Earth’s shadow. The previous longest partial eclipse took place in 2018 and lasted less than two hours, while this will last for several hours. The …

“NASA instructed SpaceX that progress on the HLS contract has been suspended until GAO resolves all outstanding litigation related to this procurement,” spokeswoman Monica Witt said on Friday, citing protests from the two rivals.  HLS refers to the human landing system, NASA-speak for the lunar lander intended to be used …

NASA has selected SpaceX “to continue development of the first commercial human lander that will safely carry the next two American astronauts to the lunar surface,” the agency announced on Friday. “At least one of those astronauts will make history as the first woman on the Moon. Another goal of …

Lunar lovers will have to wait until 12 pm EDT Monday, October 26 for the announcement (livestream here), but the space agency claims the discovery “contributes to NASA’s efforts to learn about the Moon in support of deep space exploration.” The space agency said that the discovery came courtesy of …

The head of the Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, has proposed to China to create a joint lunar base and to form a joint constellation of satellites, Earth sensing, according to RIA “Novosti”. “You have to understand that Russia and China have a great future for cooperation. A lot of talk about …

Now it’s the name of the program to return to the moon by 2024. NASA said that the U.S. lunar program will be called “Artemis”. “Artemis: twin sister of Apollo and goddess of the moon. Now it’s the name of our program for the return of NASA astronauts on the …

Looks like a satellite.Israeli moonwalker Genesis, which is currently performing a lunar mission and have to land on the satellite on April 11, took a heavenly body from the back side. The researchers note that the camera shot the moon at the time of release in lunar orbit. The launch …

The European space Agency (ESA) conducts research that is intended to solve the mystery of the toxicity of lunar dust. As reported on the Agency’s website after the astronauts “Apollo” was back on the Ground, the dust covered their spacesuits, make them feel dryness in the throat, and his eyes …