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Send your name to the moon aboard NASA's ice-hunting VIPER rover
By Mike Wall published
NASA is inviting you to put your name aboard its VIPER moon rover, which is scheduled to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket later this year.
For Astrobotic, big risk (and bigger reward) ride on private Peregrine moon lander's Jan. 8 launch
By Leonard David published
Pittsburgh-based company Astrobotic is gearing up for the Jan. 8 launch of its Peregrine lander, which will try to become the first private spacecraft to land on the moon.
Japan's SLIM 'moon sniper' lander arrives in lunar orbit for Christmas
By Mike Wall published
Japan's robotic SLIM spacecraft arrived in lunar orbit today (Dec. 24) ahead of a historic moon touchdown attempt that's scheduled for Jan. 19.
Private moon lander's SpaceX launch delayed a month, to February
By Elizabeth Howell published
Intuitive Machines will wait an extra month, until mid-February 2024, to send a private moon lander into space atop a SpaceX rocket.
Australia votes to name its 1st moon rover 'Roo-ver'
By Samantha Mathewson published
The Australian Space Agency has named its first lunar rover Roo-ver, which will launch to the moon as early as 2026 in partnership with NASA's Artemis program.
Japan targeting Jan. 19 for nation's 1st-ever moon landing
By Mike Wall published
Japan's robotic SLIM spacecraft will make the nation's first-ever moon landing on Jan. 19, if all goes according to plan.
'Mateship' or 'Kakirra'? Australia turns to public to name its 1st moon rover
By Samantha Mathewson published
The final four names are "Coolamon," "Kakirra," "Mateship" and "Roo-ver." The public can vote for their favorite through Dec. 1.
Watch NASA build its VIPER moon rover with these free online watch parties
By Samantha Mathewson published
NASA's first robotic moon rover is ready for final assembly and testing, and you can watch engineers bring the lunar explorer to life.
India's Chandrayaan-3 moon lander kicked up a 'halo' of dust visible from space
By Rahul Rao published
Photos taken from lunar orbit show India's Chandrayaan-3 moon landing produced "ejecta halo," a huge ring-shaped plume of moon dust that the Vikram lander's thrusters left in the lunar soil.
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