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NASA had previously aimed to return astronauts to the lunar surface by the year 2028.(Photo: AFP)

Trump administration calls for putting Americans back on moon by 2024

The drive to reach the moon reflects President Donald Trump’s desire to champion a bold new national objective.

27 Mar 2019 1:48 PM

Jim Bridenstine, head of the US aerospace agency NASA, says he hopes to have austronauts back on the moon by 2028. (Photo: AFP)

NASA eager to soon camp on the Moon

NASA heading back to Moon soon and this time to stay.

16 Feb 2019 8:00 PM

Isro’s chairman has said India would exploit the moon’s resources, particularly waste-free nuclear energy, estimated at trillions of dollars.

China on the moon!

These fears may apply to the distant future, but history shows us that the intentions of the rulers of men are suspect.

05 Jan 2019 12:01 AM

China launched the Chang’e-4 probe earlier this month. (Photo: Pixabay)

China probe readies to land on dark side of the moon

The probe, the Chang’e-4, entered a planned orbit on Sunday “to prepare for the first-ever soft landing on the far side of the moon.”

30 Dec 2018 12:23 PM

The craft, called Beresheet, Hebrew for Genesis, is shaped like a round table with four carbon-fibre legs, stands about 1.5 meters tall and weighs 585 kg (1,290 lb) - with fuel accounting for two-thirds of that weight.

Israeli spacecraft gets final element before 2019 moon launch

Israel has launched satellites before, but this is the first longer-range Israeli spacecraft of its kind.

18 Dec 2018 9:42 AM

The 30-year-old’s statement created a commotion on social media and led NASA to extend an invitation to Curry to come and see evidence of the Moon landing for himself.

Curry signals willingness to meet with NASA over Moon landing doubts

Curry is willing to take NASA up on its offer to tour its lunar lab in Houston.

12 Dec 2018 3:43 PM

The Moon is tidally locked to Earth, rotating at the same rate that it orbits our planet, so the far side is never visible from Earth.

China launches probe to explore dark side of Moon

Advancing China’s space programme has been a priority of its leaders.

08 Dec 2018 10:29 AM

The companies, some which will develop small launch vehicles and robotic rovers over the next 10 years.

NASA selects nine US companies to vie for moon program funding

As soon as 2022, NASA expects to begin construction on a new space station laboratory that will orbit the moon.

30 Nov 2018 7:44 AM

NASA probe beams back image of Jupiter's moon Io

Slightly larger than Earth's moon, Io is the most volcanically active world in the solar system.

19 Nov 2018 2:07 PM

This illustration provided by Dan Durda shows the exoplanet Kepler-1625b with a hypothesized moon. On October 4, 2018, two Columbia University researchers reported their results that the potential exomoon would be the size of Neptune or Uranus. The exoplanet, about 8,000 light-years away, is as big as Jupiter. (Dan Durda via AP)

Have astronomers found 1st moon outside our solar system?

Two Columbia University researchers presented their tantalising evidence for a moon.

04 Oct 2018 9:38 AM

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin smiles before Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev’s annual report on country’s economic and social development in the State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament, in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

Russian space chief: No '2nd-tier status' with NASA outpost

Rogozin said that Russia wouldn’t accept a second-tier role in a NASA-led plan to build an outpost near the moon.

23 Sep 2018 8:15 AM

The moon represents feminine energy and runs through a cycle of waxing and waning that spans over 29.5 days.

Wondrous moon

Moon’s waxing and waning is a metaphor for the ebb and flow of our lives.

13 Sep 2018 6:12 AM

A NASA lunar scientist said that it is still unknown how much ice is actually present on the moon. (Photo: ISRO)

NASA’s head excited about prospects for exploiting water on the moon

The findings mark the first time scientists have confirmed by direct observation the presence of water on the moon’s surface.

23 Aug 2018 9:47 AM

Missions near the Moon will start when NASA’s Orion spacecraft leaves Earth atop the world’s most powerful rocket, NASA’s Space Launch System. (Photo: NASA)

How will Orion survive deep space?

Orion has built-in technologies that enable the crew and spacecraft to explore far into the solar system.

05 Aug 2018 5:26 PM

According to some Hindu beliefs, celestial bodies such as the sun and moon emit negative energy during an eclipse and so some temples in India were closed to minimize any disturbance.

Blood Moon dazzles, was longest lunar eclipse of 21st century

The next lunar eclipse of such a length is due in 2123.

28 Jul 2018 9:51 AM

The scientists created an animation — a two-dimensional simulation of a possible cross-section of a band running through Europa's ice shell.

Europa's ocean ascending to surface: NASA

Scientists focused on linear features called "bands" and "groove lanes" found on Jupiter's moons Europa and Ganymede.

09 Jul 2018 7:58 PM

The next closest approach, though not as close as 2003, will not be until 2035.

Moon and Mars: Double celestial event coming up this month

On the intervening night of July 27-28, the Moon will be totally eclipsed for one hour, 43 minutes.

09 Jul 2018 1:20 AM

Not just planets, now distant moons may harbour life, finds a study. (Photo: AFP)

Distant moons may be habitable

Researchers identified around 100 giant planets that potentially host moons capable of supporting life.

16 Jun 2018 11:10 AM

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos wants to colonise Moon. (Photo: AP)

Jeff Bezos details lunar manufacturing plans

At a Space Development Conference in Los Angeles, Bezos talked about his idea of colonising Moon by making it a centre for heavy industry.

29 May 2018 3:51 PM

“The launch is a key step for China to realise its goal of being the first country to send a probe to soft-land on and rove the far side of the moon,” Xinhua quoted Zhang Lihua, manager of the relay satellite project, as saying.

China launches satellite to explore dark side of moon: Xinhua

China aims to catch up with Russia and the United States to become a major space power by 2030.

21 May 2018 8:31 AM

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