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    A Total Solar Eclipse Is Coming. Here’s What You Need to Know.

    These are answers to common questions about the April 8 eclipse, and we’re offering you a...

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    Jeff Bezos’s rocket company could race SpaceX to the moon.

    While SpaceX has a major head start on the way to orbit, Blue Origin has a...

  • Why It’s So Challenging to Land Upright on the Moon

    Link URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/04/science/moon-landing-sideways-gravity.html Comments URL: https://tildes.net/~space/1eom/why_its_so_challenging_to_land_upright_on_the_moon Votes: 8 Comments: 3

  • Odysseus Moon Lander Sends Photos Home Before Spacecraft Likely Dies

    The privately built American spacecraft’s ability to send home images and other data has been limited...

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    Highlights From the Successful Lunar Landing of the Spacecraft Odysseus

    Link URL: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/02/22/science/nasa-moon-landing-odysseus?unlocked_article_code=1.Xk0.--ND.rN1Ceo310DWy Comments URL: https://tildes.net/~space/1efv/us_returns_to_the_moon_with_commercial_moon_landing_gifted_link Votes: 23 Comments: 6

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    U.S. Moon Landing: How to Watch and What to Know

    If all goes as planned, Odysseus, a private spacecraft, will touch down on the lunar surface...

  • SpaceX Launches Intuitive Machines Nova-C Moon Lander

    A SpaceX rocket lifted the spacecraft, which was built by Intuitive Machines of Houston to carry...

  • SpaceX Postpones Launch of Intuitive Machines Nova-C Moon Lander

    The latest flight of a private company attempting to carry NASA payloads to the lunar surface...

  • It Started as Winter Break. It Ended With a Doomed Moon Mission.

    Carnegie Mellon University students built Iris, a tiny lunar rover. When the spacecraft carrying it to...

  • Astrobotic’s Peregrine Moon Lander Burns Up in Earth’s Atmosphere

    The Astrobotic Peregrine spacecraft launched last week for a lunar landing, but a propulsion malfunction left...

  • Moon Lander Malfunctions After Launch, Raising Questions for NASA

    After a flawless launch to orbit, the privately built robotic Peregrine lander is unlikely to reach...

  • After Vulcan Rocket Launches, U.S. Moon Lander Faces Problems

    The Vulcan rocket’s flight was flawless, but the privately built lunar lander it carried is not...

  • A Stunning Eclipse, a Moon Race and Other Space Events in 2024

    In April, people across North America will be able to gaze at a stunning total eclipse....