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Purifying moon water: UK scientists’ ‘lunar microwave’ beats extreme conditions
Lunar water could be used to quench the thirst of astronauts, grow plants, and support various other activities essential for ...
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Why NASA Is Trying to Go Back to the Moon
Scientists and NASA looked to explore Mars and other planets. The discovery of frozen water in the craters rekindled interest in the moon. Moon water could simplify astronaut missions going there.
NASA's dust shield successfully repels lunar regolith on moon
NASA's Electrodynamic Dust Shield (EDS) successfully demonstrated its ability to remove regolith, or lunar dust and dirt, ...
BBC on MSN26d
Private spacecraft lands on Moon - but may be on its side
A private US company says it has landed a spacecraft close to the Moon's South Pole but fears the machine is not upright. The Athena spacecraft is communicating with Earth, but is not in the "correct ...
In San Diego, NASA unfazed by SpaceX rockets blowing up before Artemis Moon trips
Starship rockets built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX have blown up. A version of that biggest-ever booster is slated to launch the ...
Space.com26d
Watch Intuitive Machines land private Athena probe at the lunar south pole
Athena will land in the moon's Mons Mouton region at 12:32 p.m. EST.
NASA's Water-Hunting Moon Orbiter Loses Signal After Launch, It's Spinning In Space
NASA is currently struggling with restoring communications with its Moon orbiter that was built for an important mission. The orbiter named Lunar Trailblazer launched on February 27 but has ...
Athena spacecraft is 2nd lander to reach moon in a week, but location, condition unclear
The moon lander Athena made it to the lunar surface, but its condition and exact location remain unclear, Intuitive Machines and NASA confirmed.
USA Today26d
Intuitive Machines' IM-2 lunar lander reached the moon, but its status is unclear
an area believed to have water ice deposits. Here's a look at the mission profile showing the lander's journey from its Feb. 26 launch to today's arrival on the moon: The NASA payload on the ...
Tipped again: Commercial lander on the moon but not upright
Intuitive Machines got its Athena lunar lander on the moon’s south pole Thursday on a mission with NASA payloads, but tipped ...
Private Lunar Lander May Have Fallen Over While Touching Down Near the Moon's South Pole
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A privately owned lunar lander touched down on the moon with a drill, drone and rovers for NASA and other customers Thursday, but quickly ran into trouble and may have ...
How NASA Astronauts Survived 9 Months On ISS—Was There Enough Food?
NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore returned to Earth on March 18, 2025, after a nine-month mission aboard the ...