Moon

NASA capsule on way to moon after launch by giant new rocket

November 17, 2022

NASA capsule on way to moon after launch by giant new rocket

The capsule is headed for a wide orbit around the moon and then a return to Earth with a Pacific splashdown in about three weeks.

September 03, 2022
Fuel leak ruins NASA's 2nd shot at launching moon rocket

Extensive fuel leak repairs could require that the rocket be hauled off the pad and back into its hangar, possibly pushing the flight into October.
April 28, 2022
4 planets, moon to line up in night sky on April 30 in rare celestial spectacle

The snuggling up of planets would be more visible from rural areas before sunrise.
May 28, 2021
International Astronomical Union approves Chinese names to identify areas on Moon

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has approved eight Chinese names for features around the area on the Moon where China's spacecraft Chang'e-5 probe landed last year to collect samples from the lunar surface and return to Earth.
May 22, 2021
Supermoon, Red blood lunar eclipse, it's all happening at once: But what does that mean?

The first lunar eclipse of 2021 is going to happen during the early hours of May 26. But this is going to be an especially super lunar event, as it will be a supermoon, a lunar eclipse and a red blood moon all at once.
May 20, 2021
Pune teen's stunning pics of moon go viral on social media

Prathamesh Jaju is an amateur astronomer and astro-photographer, studying in Vidya Bhavan High School in Class X.
April 28, 2021
Astronaut Michael Collins who piloted humanity’s first voyage to moon passes away

When Apollo 11 landed on the moon's surface on July 20, 1969, Collins stayed back while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin travelled to the lunar surface.

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