MOON - INDO DAILY

Liquid nitrogen spray could clean up stubborn moon dust

Mar 01, 2023 (SPX)

The sprayer removed more than 98% of moon dust simulant in a vacuum environment with minimal damage to spacesuits, performing better than any techniques that ha...

ESA invites space firms to create lunar services

Feb 28, 2023 (ESA)

Some 250 missions to the Moon are due to launch over the next decade alone, according to market analysists Northern Sky Research, which the company predicts wil...

China releases Chang'e-4 payloads' scientific datasets

Feb 20, 2023 (XNA)

The datasets include 3,991.1 MB of 803 data files obtained by the four scientific payloads on the Chang'e-4 lander and rover between December 26, 2021 and Janua...

Chandrayaan-3 undergoes EMI/EMC test successfully

Feb 20, 2023 (SPX)

This test is crucial for satellite missions as it ensures the satellite subsystems' functionality in the space environment and their compatibility with the expe...

Lunar Resources and Wood selected by NASA to study building a pipeline on the Moon

Feb 16, 2023 (SPX)

"It is imperative for America to develop industrial infrastructure on the Moon to enable a permanent lunar presence. We are thrilled to team with Wood on the de...

CAPSTONE mission demonstrating utility and resilience at the Moon

Feb 10, 2023 (SPX)

The system has been operating in an Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO) for 85 days and has completed approximately 12.5 orbits since arrival November 13th which...

Europe shoots for the moon with role in NASA program

Feb 10, 2023 (AFP)

The US space agency's Artemis programme aims to return humans to the Moon for the first time since the historic Apollo missions, which ended in 1972. For the fi...

Building a catalog of lunar trash to track

Feb 07, 2023 (SPX)

Today, experts estimate that there are a few dozen pieces of space junk like spent rocket bodies, defunct satellites and mission-related debris orbiting in cisl...

China to advance lunar exploration program

Feb 07, 2023 (XNA)

Wu said China will continue its lunar research with the Chang'e-6, Chang'e-7 and Chang'e-8 missions. The Chang'e-6 mission is scheduled to complete the sample-r...

Will lunar rover Jade Rabbit have company for the next Lantern Festival?

Feb 07, 2023 (XNA)

The festival this year falls on Sunday, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar when a full moon appears. As the closest celestial body to...

Progress underway on Lunar rockets for crewed Artemis missions

Feb 07, 2023 (SPX)

SLS proved to be the world's most powerful rocket, when its two solid rocket boosters and four RS-25 engines produced more than 8.8 million pounds of thrust at ...

Turning astronauts into Moon explorers

Feb 03, 2023 (ESA)

Since 2016, PANGAEA has equipped ten astronauts from three space agencies with the foundational knowledge and skills in field geology required for lunar explora...

Too hot and too cold; now Moon it could be just right for humans

Feb 03, 2023 (SPX)

But heating and cooling systems won't be effective enough to support habitats for lunar exploration or even longer trips to Mars without an understanding of wha...

Data from the first SLS flight to prepare NASA for future Artemis missions

Jan 27, 2023 (SPX)

Building off the assessment conducted shortly after launch, the preliminary post-flight data indicates that all SLS systems performed exceptionally and that the...

New photos from China's lunar rover released with New Year blessings

Jan 25, 2023 (XNA)

The photos showed the wheel track left by the rover, some rocks and a small impact crater on the lunar surface. Yutu, or Jade Rabbit, is known as the pet of Lun...

Buzz Aldrin, second man on the Moon, marries on 93rd birthday

Jan 21, 2023 (AFP)

Aldrin and Anca Faur, executive vice president of Buzz Aldrin Ventures, were wed in a private ceremony. "On my 93rd birthday... I am pleased to announce that my...

Fireworks, flowers in Wuhan for Lunar New Year but grief lingers

Jan 21, 2023 (AFP)

But while many stocked up Saturday on colourful blooms at the bustling flower market to welcome the Lunar New Year and enjoy the Spring Festival, others had a m...

Researches on Chang'e 5 lunar samples gain fruitful results

Jan 20, 2023 (XNA)

Over 150 scientists and researchers participated in the first Chang'e-5 Lunar Sample Research Results Seminar held by the CNSA on Monday. They discussed topics ...

Light-based tech could inspire Moon navigation and next-gen farming

Jan 19, 2023 (SPX)

They say the artificial crystal offers the platform of choice for these technologies due to its superior performance and recent advances in manufacturing capabi...

The moon is a sight for scientific eyes at Raytheon Intelligence and Space

Jan 18, 2023 (SPX)

Raytheon Intelligence and Space has partnered with the National Radio Astronomy Observatory and the Green Bank Observatory to use the National Science Foundatio...