Lander closing in on 1st US landing on the moon in 50 years
By MARCIA DUNN (AP Aerospace Writer) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private lander on Thursday made the first U.S. touchdown on the moon in more than 50 years, but …
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Lander closing in on 1st US landing on the moon in 50 years
By MARCIA DUNN (AP Aerospace Writer) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private U.S. lunar lander touched down on the moon Thursday, but contact with the craft was weak, company …
Lander closing in on 1st US landing on the moon in 50 years
By MARCIA DUNN (AP Aerospace Writer) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private lunar lander circled the moon while aiming for a touchdown Thursday that would put the U.S. back …
Private US spacecraft enters orbit around the moon
By Marcia Dunn | Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A private U.S. lunar lander reached the moon and eased into a low orbit Wednesday, a day before it will …
Odysseus Lunar Lander Captures Brilliant Photos as it Prepares for a Historic Landing
Credit: Intuitive Machines via the company’s X (Twitter) page. The Odysseus moon lander, developed by Houston-based company Intuitive Machines, has sent incredible photos back to Earth. The private space exploration …
America’s First Quest to Touchdown on Moon in Over 25 Years | World News
NEW DELHI: In America’s first quest to land on moon in over 25 years, a lunar lander designed by Houston-based aerospace company Intuitive Machines was launched successfully from Florida early …
Countdown begins for April’s total solar eclipse. What to know about watch parties and safe viewing
By MARCIA DUNN | AP Aerospace Writer The sun is about to pull another disappearing act across North America, turning day into night during a total solar eclipse. The peak …
Japan’s Moon Lander Snaps One Last Photo Before Slumber
In space, no one can hear a shutter click, and so Japan’s moon lander sent off what may be its final photo in silence. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, …
Orbital resonance − the striking gravitational dance done by planets with aligning orbits
ARIZONA: (The Conversation) Planets orbit their parent stars while separated by enormous distances – in our solar system, planets are like grains of sand in a region the size of …
Earth’s moon is shrinking. Here’s what scientists say that could mean
By Jacopo Prisco | CNN A region of the moon that’s at the center of a new international space race because it may contain water ice could be less hospitable …