The most famous photograph in the US space program may not be the one showing Neil Armstrong landing on the moon, but the image of the Earth seen rising above the moon’s horizon, transmitted from space by the crew on December 24, 1968. Apollo 8 – Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders. It was… Read More »
William Anders, who has died aged 90, was an American astronaut who flew on what was considered NASA’s most daring space mission; As a member of the Apollo 8 crew, he became one of the first three men to travel to the Moon; Here they lingered in orbit for a day, capturing mankind’s first close-up… Read More »
Bill Anders, one of the first people to fly to the moon as an Apollo 8 astronaut in 1968, died on Friday, June 7, when the vintage plane he was piloting crashed off the coast of the San Juan Islands northwest of Washington. Situation. In a statement to the media, it was confirmed by his… Read More »
China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe set off from the far side of the moon on Tuesday, moving a step closer to completing an ambitious mission that underscores the country’s rise as a space superpower. In a symbolic moment before liftoff, China was also reported to have become the first country to display its national flag on… Read More »
China is returning to the mysterious far side of the moon, and this time the country will bring some souvenirs. The robotic Chang’e 6 mission launched today (May 3) at 5:27 a.m. EDT (0927 GMT; 5:27 p.m. Beijing time) and was launched aboard a Long March 5 rocket at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in… Read More »
Launch preparations are accelerating for the robotic Chang’e 6 mission, which will send China’s next spacecraft to the moon. The spacecraft is currently aboard the Long March 5 rocket at its launch site in Wenchang, China’s Hainan province. Chang’e 6 is reportedly scheduled to launch on Friday, May 3 at 03:50 UTC (0759 GMT; 15:50… Read More »
After a nail-biting landing and tense silence on the lunar surface, the United States returned to the moon. The robotic lander Odysseus, built by Houston-based company Intuitive Machines, touched down near the moon’s south pole this evening (February 22). This was a turning point for space exploration: No private spacecraft had ever made a soft… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 lander, also called Odysseus or “Odie,” is on the lunar surface after experiencing unexpected problems hours before landing. “I know it’s frustrating, but we’re on the surface and we’re transmitting,” Intuitive Machines… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 lander, also called Odysseus or “Odie,” is on the lunar surface after experiencing unexpected problems hours before landing. “I know it’s frustrating, but we’re on the surface and we’re transmitting,” Intuitive Machines… Read More »