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China to land astronauts on the moon by 2030, lunar scientist says
By Andrew Jones published
China will definitely put boots on the moon within the next seven years, according to a leading Chinese lunar scientist.
Students set to land first robotic US rover on the moon — before NASA
By Joanna Thompson published
Students at Carnegie Mellon University are sending America's first robotic lunar rover to the moon this May, beating NASA to the punch by about a year.
Launch of private moon rover this year will kick off lunar Bitcoin treasure hunt
By Jeff Spry published
LunarCrush plans to send a Bitcoin bounty to the moon aboard Lunar Outpost's MAPP rover in 2023.
I drove a rover on a moon-like landscape and felt like an Apollo astronaut (video)
By Elizabeth Howell published
An ordinary office door opened before me, exposing a portal to the moon. When I stepped inside, I felt a strange connection with explorers of all ages.
UAE lunar rover will test 1st artificial intelligence on the moon with Canada
By Elizabeth Howell published
Canadian company Mission Control Space Services has an interplanetary test forthcoming: Proving its artificial intelligence on a moon rover mission.
China working on new moon rover for 2026 mission to lunar south pole
By Andrew Jones published
China is working on a new lunar rover that will begin to explore the south pole of the moon around 2026.
China's Yutu 2 rover still going strong after 4 years on the moon's far side
By Andrew Jones published
China's Yutu 2 rover is still operating after four years on the moon and has returned new images from the lunar far side.
Chinese moon mission's sample haul includes exotic volcanic rocks
By Robert Lea published
Exotic rock fragments returned to Earth from the lunar surface by Chang'e 5 in 2020 hint at diversity in volcanic activity in the moon's distant past.
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