World News

NASA 'megarocket' test aborted after computers shut down engine

A test of NASA's new SLS megarocket was aborted after computers automatically shut down engines after a little over a minute

17/01/2021

China

First lunar soil samples collected in 44 years arrive in Beijing

Chinese scientists have laid their hands on a very precious container. Inside are the first samples of soil taken from the surface of the moon in 44 years.

19/12/2020

China

China's space probe will bring rocks back to Earth from the moon

It will be the first time samples from the moon have been brought back to Earth since the 1970s.

02/12/2020

China

Samples from Chinese mission could unlock 'enigma' of moon's history

A lunar expert says any rocks returned from the moon by China's Chang'e 5 lunar probe could answer the unexplored 'enigma' of the moon's history.

24/11/2020

United Kingdom

UK firm Metalysis wins contract to extract oxygen from moon rock

A British firm has won a €280,000 European Space Agency contract for technology to extract oxygen from moon dust and rocks.

11/11/2020

USA

Frozen water discovered in more places on Moon, scientists confirm

The discovery of reserves of ice water on the Moon could mean future lunar bases will be able to access drinking water.

26/10/2020

World News

‘How’s the signal up there?’: Nokia to bring 4G to the moon

Nokia says it will build a 4G communications system for the moon, as part of NASA’s plan to establish a long-term human presence there

19/10/2020

USA

Moon rush: NASA looking for companies to help mine the lunar surface

The American space agency says it will pay for moon dust and rocks samples, but not for the trips. It hopes they will be collected by 2024.

11/09/2020

World News

Hurry up: Last chance to see a supermoon this year

There have already been three supermoons this year, and you won't get a chance to see one again until April 2021.

07/05/2020

Bosnia and Herzegovina

In pictures: The biggest and brightest 'supermoon' of the year

Missed it from your balcony? Check out photographs of the biggest and brightest 'supermoon' of the year.

08/04/2020

World News

Biggest and brightest 'supermoon' of the year to rise tonight

Forget coronavirus for a second and take a look up at the sky tonight. If it's clear, you might be able to see a supermoon.

07/04/2020

USA

'Mini-moon' may have been orbiting Earth for the last three years

The object, which is thought to be around the size of a car, was observed on February 15, and is believed to be an asteroid captured by Earth’s gravity

27/02/2020

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364 cross-country skiers enjoy Moonlight Classic

The Moonlight Classic is a unique event that sees hundreds of cross-country skiing enthusiasts gather in Alpe di Siusi. They are lured both by the idea of skiing under the moonlight and by the prestige that the contest has acquired over the years.

08/02/2020

World News

In pictures: The first full moon and lunar eclipse of the new decade

The penumbral eclipse gave the moon an unusual colour.

11/01/2020

World

India loses contact with Chandrayaan-2 moon mission

The Indian space agency lost communication with its Chandrayaan-2 lunar mission on Friday, the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation said.

06/09/2019

Italy

50 years after the moon landing Matera honours the Apollo 11 mission

In partnership with Matera 2019

Matera, the European Capital of Culture 2019, celebrates one of its most famous sons; Rocco Petrone, who went on to become a mechanical engineer in the US and made a fundamental contribution to Nasa's Apollo 11 mission

31/07/2019

USA

The speech Nixon prepared in case Apollo 11 ended in tragedy

US President Richard Nixon had a speech ready to go in the event that Apollo 11 ended in disaster.

19/07/2019

World

Half a century on, moon landing conspiracy theories persist

As the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking Apollo 11 mission nears, the question that has excited conspiracy theorists for half a century is still there: did humans actually set foot on the moon?

18/07/2019

World News

'No church or bar': Europe's space boss has plans for a moon village

As commemoration mark 50 years since man first stepped on the moon, Europe's space chief has been talking about his plans for Earth's natural satellite.

17/07/2019

World News

In pictures: Partial lunar eclipse on 50th anniversary of Apollo 11

Stargazers in Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia were treated to a partial lunar eclipse in the night between Tuesday and Wednesday, just as the world was commemorating the launch of the Apollo 11 mission in 1969.

17/07/2019