A comprehensive review of each major component China has demonstrated towards such a lunar network. China announced last month that it has demonstrated two-way optical laser communications between ...

Lunar samples brought by Apollo missions transformed our understanding of the Moon’s formation and Earth’s past. Chang’e and ...

Moon Monday #289: They form near-instantly and offer a peak into the Moon's interior, improving our understanding of planets across the Solar System and beyond. Moon Monday #288: Realizations from ...

Since 2018, China has already deployed two communications relay orbiters, Queqiao 1 and Queqiao 2, in service of the Chang’e 4 and Chang’e 6 missions respectively on the Moon’s farside. Queqiao 2 will ...

The bulk of the SLS rocket core stage for the Artemis III mission is seen here arriving at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. I love the scale of the image being so apparent with people and cars ...

Like last year’s overview of a happening 2024 in global lunar exploration, I present to you a comprehensive, curated, and contextualized linked rundown of lunar technology and science developments ...

The LVM3 captured by rocket photographer Dheeraj Khandelwal as it emerged out of the clouds during its launch of Chandrayaan 3. Images: Chandrayaan gallery by Dheeraj A table showing health status and ...

Our Moon is two-faced. Science missions unravel its layers. Moon Monday #286: China’s Chang’e 6 samples have helped scientists decipher enigmatic layers of the lunar farside, leaving a curious trail ...

Grab some tea, coffee, or beverage of your choice because this week’s Moon Monday is a sci-tech deep dive! 🌝 The ISRO-affiliated PRL institute, which led the development of the Pragyan rover’s APXS ...

Illustration showing satellite elements of China’s Queqiao lunar navigation and communications constellation. Image: CNSA / CASC Zhongmin Wang, Director of international cooperation for China’s lunar ...

The successful launch of Skyroot Aerospace’s small Vikram-1 rocket on July 18, sans the mixed outcome for payloads, has been hailed as a revolutionary launch success for India by the company, ISRO, ...