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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…
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Doomed Peregrine moon lander to be allowed to burn up in Earth’s atmosphere, says Astrobotic | World News
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The spacecraft which attempted the first US moon landing in more than 50 years is to be allowed to “burn up” during re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere, the company behind the mission has said. Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic said it had made the “difficult decision” to maintain the craft’s trajectory and was working with NASA and the space…
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Moon landing seemingly doomed after private company’s Peregrine spacecraft suffers ‘critical’ fuel leak | Science & Tech News
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The first US moon landing mission in more than 50 years appears to be doomed after a private company’s spacecraft developed a “critical” fuel leak just hours after it launched. Private firm Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic Technology estimated the Peregrine lander would start losing power in about 40 hours. The company had managed to orient it towards…
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Peregrine Mission-1 spacecraft has ‘no chance’ of landing on moon, company says | Science & Tech News
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Astrobotic have given up on their Peregrine-1 spacecraft landing on the moon after it sprang a crippling propellant leak. The problem occurred in the first few hours of the lunar lander’s journey into space. The Pittsburgh-based firm – which had been hoping to be the first private company to complete a moon landing – said…
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Peregrine: Moon mission carries sports drink and human remains – is this compatible with science? | Science & Tech News
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NASA is on its way back to the moon, but this time it’s not at the controls. Instead, it’s bought a ticket to ride on a private spacecraft, the start of a new era of commercial lunar missions. It’s a seismic shift. NASA hopes the innovation of tech start-ups will bring down the costs of…
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First US spacecraft to land on moon since Apollo due to lift off on Monday | Science & Tech News
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A new era of commercial missions to the moon is due to lift off on Monday as NASA gambles on a ride on an untested private lunar lander – alongside human remains and a marketing stunt by a sports drink manufacturer. Peregrine Mission-1 will be the first US spacecraft with the aim of landing on…
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NASA offering chance to send your name to the moon on robot rover mission to south pole | Science & Tech News
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NASA is offering members of the public the chance to etch their name in the stars as part of its next mission to the moon. The VIPER, NASA’s first robotic moon rover, will touch down on unexplored parts of the moon’s south pole in late 2024 to pick apart the mysteries of its water and…
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‘Unbelievable’ moon ‘halo’ delights onlookers in UK | UK News
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An “unbelievable halo” spotted around the moon overnight wowed onlookers across the UK. The phenomenon is caused by the refraction of moonlight from hexagonal ice crystals high in the atmosphere. “The moon’s halo or lunar halo is an optical illusion that causes a large bright ring to surround the moon,” according to Space.com. “In effect,…
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China sends youngest ever crew into space as it aims for 2030 moon mission | World News
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China has launched its youngest ever crew into space ahead of its planned moon mission in 2030. Beijing’s Shenzhou 17 spacecraft took off in a Long March rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre on the edge of the Gobi Desert at 11.14am (3.14am UK time) today. Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin will…