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China’s Change'6 is going to explore the Moon’s far side and bring back precious lunar soil for scientists to study.
NASA
The next generation of spacesuit needs to do more than simply protect an astronaut from the vacuum of space.
Intuitive Machines
A private company has successfully delivered cargo to the Moon’s surface for the first time. Here’s what that means for future space exploration.
Mining the moon for its resources is growing more and more likely.
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As space travel and lunar exploration becomes a near-future reality, we should consider the impact of human activities on the lunar environment.
The Ingenuity helicopter on Mars.
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Among the missions being planned is a huge helicopter drone to explore Saturn’s moon Titan.
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The Peregrine and Nova-C landers are due to carry out valuable science at two diverse lunar locations.
The restored image of Earthrise. A high quality black and white image was coloured using hues from the original colour photos.
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Borman’s professionalism helped the risky Apollo 8 mission become a success.
China’s lunar rover Yutu-2, or Jade Rabbit 2, on the Moon, January 2019.
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China has made significant advances in space exploration on its own steam. It doesn’t need a partnership with Russia.
The Vikram lander should carry the rover to the lunar surface.
ISRO
The Indian spacecraft could lay the ground for future missions with astronauts, and even for lunar bases.
The far side of the Moon is an attractive place to carry out astronomy.
NASA / Ernie Wright
The current race to the Moon is opening up opportunities for lunar astronomy.
From left to right: Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman (seated), Victor Glover and Jeremy Hansen make up the Artemis II crew.
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The crew of Artemis II will face new and old challenges when they return to the Moon.
The Artemis II mission will send four astronauts on a flyby of the Moon.
NASA
The Artemis II mission is scheduled for launch in late 2024 and is a critical step towards NASA’s goals of establishing a permanent human presence on and near the Moon.
An artist’s conception of the Artemis spacecraft orbiting the moon.
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Canadian Jeremy Hansen will be one of the next astronauts on the Artemis II mission. This announcement signals a new era in Canada’s role in space exploration.
Alan Jamieson
The idea we know more about the Moon than the deep sea is seductive – but it’s 70 years out of date.
SpaceX
Everyone celebrates the feats of engineering that go into space exploration – but without chemistry, astronauts wouldn’t even be able to breathe.
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Lunar mining and geopolitical squabbles are set to play key roles in humanity’s return to the Moon.
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When a hunk of space junk smashes into the Moon in a few weeks, it will join a long history of lunar collisions.
We have only sent people to the Moon six times so far.
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A space station on the Moon could be built out of lunar concrete.
ispace
A 10kg rover, due to land on the Moon by 2024, will be fitted with an advanced robotic arm design and manufactured in Australia.
Curtin University
The Binar-1 mission is the first in a series that will hopefully culminate in a mission to the Moon, with satellites developed using know-how gained from designing tough instruments for the WA outback.