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Athena spacecraft lands on moon but struggles with undiagnosed problem

Flight controllers try to confirm Intuitive Machines probe’s status in firm’s second lunar landing in just over a year

The Guardian - US

Intuitive Machines' private Athena probe lands near lunar south pole — but it may have tipped over

Intuitive Machines' second lunar lander, named Athena, landed near the moon's south pole today (March 6), but the probe's fate is unclear.

Space

Private Blue Ghost lander spotted on the moon by NASA lunar orbiter (photo)

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured an exciting view of Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander following its recent touchdown on the moon.

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Watch live: Intuitive Machines’ Athena attempts moon landing in historic search for water

Watch live as a private US company attempts to land a spacecraft on the Moon in a historic search for water and ice on Thursday, 6 March.

The Independent UK

It might be easier to live on the Moon than we thought, scientists say

It might be easier for us to explore and live on the Moon than we previously thought, scientists say.

The Independent UK

Low on power and spinning out of control, NASA's Lunar Trailblazer moon probe's future looks grim

It's been a week since NASA lost contact with its new water-hunting moon satellite.

Space

Nasa uses GPS on the Moon for the first time

Navigation breakthrough signals new era of exploration and discovery on the lunar surface

The Independent UK

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DNA-busting radiation from star-killing supernova could have influenced evolution on Earth

A distant star-killing supernova could have bombarded Earth with radiation strong enough to shift the course of evolution.

Space

Nokia launches first mobile phone network on the Moon

Unlike traditional satellite communications used in space, Nokia’s lunar network will rely on cellular technology similar to Earth’s

Evening Standard

Mars may have a solid inner core just like Earth

New research based on an iron and sulphur mixture mirroring the Red Planet’s inner core suggests that Mars’ deep interior could be solid, like Earth.

Space

Explore Mars with an archive of NASA’s best-ever images in a new Taschen book

'Mars. Photographs from the NASA Archive' is a journey through six decades of discovery

Digital Camera World

Elon Musk's offer to bring home stranded astronauts never reached the space station, say NASA astronauts who are still in orbit after 9 months

Musk said the astronauts could’ve been rescued sooner but the Biden administration rejected his assistance.

Fortune

After nine months in space, stranded Nasa astronauts are coming home

The pair originally expected to be gone just a week

The Independent UK

NASA switches off Voyager instruments to extend life of the two interstellar spacecraft 'Every day could be our last.'

NASA engineers are turning off two instruments on Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 to ensure these twin spacecraft can continue exploring interstellar space.

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1st American robotic lunar rover set to land on the moon today

Colorado-based company Lunar Outpost's MAPP rover is poised to land today (March 6) near the lunar south pole aboard the private Athena moon lander.

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Watch Intuitive Machines land private Athena probe at the lunar south pole

Intuitive Machines' Athena lander is scheduled to touch down near the moon's south pole today (March 6). Here's how to watch it live.

International Business Times

US Firm Targets Moon Landing With Drill, Rovers, Hopping Drone

A drill to search for ice. Also aboard Athena is PRIME-1, a NASA instrument carrying a drill to search for ice and other chemicals beneath the lunar surface, paired with a spectrometer to analyze its findings.

Space

Hubble Telescope discovers a new '3-body problem' puzzle among Kuiper Belt asteroids (video)

It's a new type of three-body problem for astronomers, who used the Hubble Space Telescope to determine that twin asteroids in the Kuiper Belt could be triplets.

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The US will 'plant the American flag on the planet Mars and even far beyond,' Trump tells Congress

President Donald Trump told lawmakers that U.S. astronauts will one day carry the American flag to Mars and beyond during a speech before the joint session of Congress.

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Private Athena moon lander beams home amazing video of south pole touchdown site

Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander is giving us some incredible views from lunar orbit ahead of its March 6 touchdown attempt.

The Independent UK

Why Nasa is switching off instruments on its twin Voyager spacecraft

The twin spacecraft, Voyager 1 and 2, launched in 1977 and are currently in interstellar space

Space

Mystery solved! Odd X-ray signal was 'death knell' of planet destroyed by zombie star (video)

An X-ray signal that has puzzled scientists for 45 years was the "death knell" of a planet ripped apart by a white dwarf star, data from NASA's Chandra observatory has revealed.

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Donald Trump wants to plant the US flag on Mars

Donald Trump says he wants to plant the US flag on Mars as he continues with his mission to send humans into space.

Digital Camera World

NASA astronaut uses Megadap Nikon adapter in space, shoots Earth from ISS

The Megadap ETZ21 Pro goes to space, while the Hong Kong-based manufacturer also announces RED Z-mount support

The Guardian - UK

‘I screamed and the world listened’: how astronaut Amanda Nguyen survived rape to fight for other victims

Assaulted at 22, Nguyen was shocked to find she would have to pay for her rape evidence kit – which might be destroyed long before any court case. She talks about her battle for survivors’ rights, and the ambition that is taking her into space

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