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NASA moon orbiter spies grave of crashed Japanese lunar lander (image)
By Leonard David published
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has imaged the crash site of Resilience, a moon lander built and operated by the Tokyo-based company ispace.

50 years later, Apollo 17’s moon samples are still revealing secrets about lunar volcanoes
By Keith Cooper published
The beads are over 3.3 billion years old, and date from the formation of the "Man in the Moon."

Space humbles the SEAL-doctor-astronaut | On the ISS this week June 9-13, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
With this week's expected arrival of a visiting crew delayed, science and maintenance work on board the International Space Station was lighter than usual for the Expedition 73 crew.

Astronauts track huge dust clouds over Canada and US | On the ISS this week June 2-6, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Preparations for the arrival of a visiting crew, the continued study of how humans adapt to microgravity and more highlight the sixth week of Expedition 73 on the International Space Station.

China's Tianwen 2 spacecraft sends home 1st photo as it heads for mysterious 'quasi-moon' asteroid
By Andrew Jones published
China has revealed the first image from its Tianwen 2 asteroid sample return mission, which is now more than 3 million kilometers (1.9 million miles) from Earth.

Why does NASA's Perseverance rover keep taking pictures of this maze on Mars?
By Stefanie Waldek published
NASA's Perseverance rover regularly images a Sherlock Holmes–themed maze to calibrate its chemical-hunting SHERLOC instrument.

Private Japanese spacecraft crashes into moon in 'hard landing,' ispace says
By Mike Wall last updated
Japan's private Resilience lunar lander went dark just before it was scheduled to touch down on the moon today (June 5), raising doubts about the venture's success.

Building the 'Moonhouse': Q&A with artist Mikael Genberg
By Mike Wall published
Mikael Genberg discusses his "Moonhouse" project, which is about to land a tiny replica of the iconic red-and-white Swedish house on Earth's nearest neighbor.

What time is Japan's private ispace moon landing on June 5 (and how to watch it live)?
By Tariq Malik last updated
The Japanese company ispace will attempt to land its Resilience lander on the moon on June 5. Here's what time and how to watch it live.

Europe wants to land a tiny spacecraft on the infamous asteroid Apophis in 2029
By Andrew Jones published
ESA is preparing a mission to study and land on asteroid Apophis during its close encounter with Earth in 2029. NASA is also looking into a possible Apophis effort but faces funding issues.
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