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Moon to get its own time zone created by NASA – but clocks work differently there | Science & Tech News
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The moon will get its own time zone after the White House directed NASA to develop a unified lunar time standard by the end of 2026. The Coordinated Lunar Time, or LTC, would provide a time-keeping benchmark for lunar spacecraft and satellites that will require extreme precision for their missions. Having a standard lunar time…
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Odysseus lander shown touching down on moon with broken leg in dramatic new pictures | Science & Tech News
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Dramatic new images have been released of the Odysseus spacecraft landing on the moon. The pictures, along with huge amounts of data, have been downloaded just hours before night falls at the lunar south pole and the lander’s batteries run out of power. Intuitive Machines, the US company behind the mission, said it will now…
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Odysseus mission to be cut short after moon lander’s sideways touchdown | Science & Tech News
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The Odysseus probe will cut short its mission on the moon today, with engineers expecting to lose contact with the lander this morning. The craft touched down on the surface last week in a “nail-biting” descent that saw the first ever privately owned lander reach the moon and the first from the US since 1972.…
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Japan’s moon lander makes ‘miracle’ response to signal from Earth | World News
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Japan’s first moon lander has responded to a signal from Earth in what has been hailed as a “miracle” by the country’s space agency. The response, received late on Sunday, suggests the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) craft survived a second freezing weeks-long lunar night, when temperatures can plunge to -170C. The Japan Aerospace…
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Moon landing: US lander successfully touches down in ‘giant leap forward for all of humanity’ | Science & Tech News
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The Odysseus lander has successfully touched down after a “nail-biting” descent saw the first ever privately owned craft reach the moon’s surface. The Intuitive Machines’ lander is also the first US lander to successfully reach the moon in more than 50 years – since the last of NASA’s Apollo programme in 1972. There was applause…
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Don’t underestimate the significance of the latest moon landing | Science & Tech News
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Don’t underestimate the significance of this latest moon landing. The first by the US in more than 50 years, the first by a private company and the first so close to the intriguing south pole. Many other nations have landed during America’s absence: Russia, China, India and most recently Japan. The US is a late…
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So far so good for Odysseus moon lander’s journey of jeopardy into permanent shadow – but there’s a perilous descent to come | Science & Tech News
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Odysseus is on its epic journey to the moon. The 240,000-mile voyage is one of jeopardy and challenge for the spacecraft, just as it was for its namesake in the Greek myth. Even reaching the launch pad was an achievement. NASA contracted the Texas-based Intuitive Machines to take several instruments to the moon for a…
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Japan hails ‘pinpoint’ moon landing – but spacecraft loses power after less than three hours | Science & Tech News
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Japan’s moon lander touched down with “pinpoint” precision, its space agency has said, after the country become the fifth in the world to successfully reach lunar soil. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), also known as the “moon sniper”, landed within 100m (328ft) of its target, out-striping conventional accuracy targets, it was announced on…
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Japan makes historic moon landing but mission remains up in the air | Science & Tech News
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Japan has become the fifth country to land a craft on the moon, but problems with its solar panels mean the mission hangs in the balance. Dubbed the “moon sniper”, the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) probe was attempting a risky landing on a slope at the rim of a crater using “precision” technology.…
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Japan hopes ‘moon sniper’ will complete ‘precision’ lunar landing today | Science & Tech News
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Japan hopes it is about to join an exclusive club of just four other nations that have successfully executed a “soft” landing on the moon. Its garden shed-sized Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, isn’t the biggest, or most ambitious robotic mission to our satellite – but it’s bidding to be the most precise…