lunar missions

Astronomers call for radio silence on the far side of the moon

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Dr. Sarah Adams

There’s a growing and passionate call for preserving radio silence on the far side of the moon. A first-of-its-kind international symposium is ...

NASA accepting astronaut applications (video)

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Dr. Sarah Adams

NASA wants a new group of astronauts to explore the moon and maybe even Mars. Astronaut applications to NASA are due on ...

The first US lunar lander to launch in over 50 years is headed for a fiery end. Here’s what it got done in space

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Dr. Sarah Adams

The Peregrine spacecraft — which launched last week on the first US mission to aim for a moon landing in over 50 ...

Commercial moon lander suffers potentially crippling anomaly

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Dr. Sarah Adams

After a successful launch early Monday, engineers checking out the robotic Peregrine moon lander ran into problems keeping the spacecraft properly oriented, ...