Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The Odysseus lunar lander, nicknamed “Odie” or IM-1, embarked on a historic journey to the lunar surface, aiming to make the first lunar landing of a US-made spacecraft in fifty years. The launch comes on… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The Odysseus Lunar Lander, nicknamed “Odie”, will embark on a historic journey to the lunar surface, aiming to make the first landing of a US-made spacecraft on the moon in fifty years. The upcoming launch… Read More »
SpaceX has prepared a Falcon 9 rocket for launch early Wednesday to send a commercially built robotic lander to the Moon, the first targeted landing near the Moon’s south pole, where NASA’s Artemis astronauts plan to walk within a few years. The flight came just five weeks after another US company’s failed attempt to land… Read More »
A Vulcan rocket belonging to United Launch Alliance made its first flight from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on January 8. Fuel problems cut short the mission to the moon. Photo: Joe Marino/UPI February 5 (UPI) — NASA will conduct science experiments on the Moon in 2024 for the first time since 1972.… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The White House held a last-minute meeting to discuss a special mission to the moon scheduled to launch within days after the largest group of Native Americans in the United States asked the administration to… Read More »
A special spacecraft carrying an instrument made by British scientists will make history by starting its journey to the moon. Peregrine Mission One (PM1), built by US space company Astrobiotic, is set to be the first private probe to land on the lunar surface. It is also planned to be one of the first U.S.… Read More »