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NASA gives Intuitive Machines $117 million for 2027 mission to moon's south pole
Intuitive Machines, which aced the first-ever private moon landing earlier this year, just scored a $117 million NASA contract for a 2027 mission to the lunar south pole.
We finally know why Astrobotic's private Peregrine moon lander failed
Astrobotic says the Peregrine lunar lander, aka the first private moon mission, failed because of a faulty valve.
The moon was once covered by an ocean of molten rock, data from India's space mission suggests
Data from India's recent Chandrayaan-3 mission supports the idea that an ocean of molten rock once covered the moon.
With space agencies racing to the moon, scientists are making a lunar 'time zone'
Scientists aiming to build a lunar GPS are trying to create a new lunar 'time zone' that's standardized with Earth time.
Researchers want to build 'streetlights' on the moon — and they'd be taller than the Statue of Liberty
A private company has received funding from the U.S. government to build the first-ever "streetlights" on the moon — towering, Statue of Liberty-sized structures that could withstand the brutal lunar night.
Newborn moon may have had many mini-siblings in Earth orbit long ago
When Earth and our moon were much closer together than they are now, the duo could have had tiny companions, or a disk revolving around them in orbits around the pair's poles, a new study finds.
Life on the moon: Lockheed Martin shares exploration vision for 2044
Lockheed Martin has shared its vision for humanity's future in space, as global space agencies aim for the moon and beyond.
NASA moon probe plays laser tag with Japanese lunar lander
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter bounced a laser off Japan's SLIM lander recently, showcasing tech that could aid future moon exploration.
