Moon

Kazakhstan and China to jointly build lunar base

Kazakhstan and China to jointly build lunar base

Kazakhstan and China will jointly build a research base on the Moon, the Kazakh Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry reported. The construction of the base is outlined in a memorandum signed in July …

Roscosmos: Luna-25 lunar probe collides with Moon’s surface

Roscosmos: Luna-25 lunar probe collides with Moon’s surface

It appears the Luna-25 automatic lunar station has been destroyed after colliding with the Moon’s surface, Russia’s State Space Corporation Roscosmos said. The agency recalled that the lunar probe was scheduled to receive …

Why are pieces of art sent to Moon

Why are pieces of art sent to Moon

Now, as the Voyagers travel into interstellar space, artists are beginning to explore what they can do off Earth. In March a piece by Dubai-based artist and philanthropist Sacha Jafri is set to land on the moon.

Luna-25 probe to be launched late September - Roscosmos CEO

Luna-25 probe to be launched late September - Roscosmos CEO

The Luna-25 space probe is scheduled to be launched at the end of September, Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin said. "I hope that all the tests will be successful. And at the end of September, we will launch Luna-25," he said. …

Lunar race heats up

Lunar race heats up

India, Japan, Russia, and South Korea will also launch their respective moon missions in 2022

US may send a native Azerbaijani to the Moon

US may send a native Azerbaijani to the Moon

One of the candidates for a flight to the Moon became known in the US - a native of Azerbaijan, US Air Force officer Alekber (Allen) Tarlan oglu Mirgadirov. It is known that Allen Mirgadirov is 42 years old, he was born …

Turkey to develop hybrid rocket tech for moon mission

Turkey to develop hybrid rocket tech for moon mission

An Istanbul-based space technology firm is expected to develop the authentic hybrid engine technology that will enable Turkey to successfully achieve its mission to the moon, Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank said. …

Russia and China ready to build first moon base

Russia and China ready to build first moon base

Russia and China are to collaborate on the international lunar structure, which was thought up by China - the latest build in the space-race against America, The Sun informs. The purpose of the International Lunar Research Stations (ILRS), is to create a long-term robotic presence on the Moon by the start of the next decade, before eventually establishing a sustained human presence. An Order of the Government of the Russian Federation detailing the scheme was published on February 11, but the "date to sign the above mentioned MoU has not been determined yet and is currently discussed with the Chinese partners"

Moon is not what it seems to be

Moon is not what it seems to be

New research is challenging the image of a “dry” Moon. Many astronomers believe our lone satellite is devoid of volatile elements such as carbon, which would have burned off in the superheated collision between Earth and a …

Beresheet circles moon once every two hours

Beresheet circles moon once every two hours

Israel's spacecraft Beresheet fired its engines for 78 seconds to tighten its orbit around the moon yesterday. "Beresheet entered a circular orbit of 200 km above the moon and will circle it once every two hours," …