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Europe unveils mini nuclear system for moon rovers on extreme lunar missions
The RPS uses two Stirling engines to convert the heat generated by the decay of Plutonium-238 (Pu-238) into electricity.
NASA JPL’s 2025 Missions: Pioneering the Next Era of Exploration
NASA JPL is diving into an eventful 2025 with ambitious space missions despite challenges like the Eaton Fire. Exciting ...
Cleveland’s NASA Glenn Research Center tied to Blue Origin launch experiment
NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland has ties to Tuesday morning's Blue Origin New Shepard rocket launch from the ...
The Taipei Times14d
Nation’s first lunar probe successfully launched, expected on moon in May
The probe was launched aboard the Hakuto-R Mission 2 Resilience lunar lander developed by Japanese start-up ispace Inc on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in Florida, the university said. National Central ...
USA Today15d
Chinese New Year 2025: Year of the Snake and Lunar New Year traditions
Lunar New Year — also commonly called Chinese New Year — marks the start of the new year based on lunar calendars, or monthly cycles of the moon's phases. The lunar new year starts with the ...
Ars Technica15d
Two lunar landers are on the way to the Moon after SpaceX’s double moonshot
The two robotic lunar ... from the lander's instruments. The landing by Intuitive Machines marked the first successful soft landing on the Moon by a US spacecraft since the last Apollo mission ...
The Inlander15d
Nan Drye’s ecoprinted creations showcase the power of plants in the world of fiber arts
The natural world and fiber arts have always been intrinsically tied. Before the introduction of synthetic materials such as polyester and acrylic, all fiber was made using plant or animal sources ...
Nippon15d
Japanese Startup Launches Lunar Lander in 2nd Attempt
Tokyo, Jan. 15 (Jiji Press)--A lunar lander developed by Japanese space exploration startup ispace Inc. was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday in its second attempt to ...
Midland Daily News16d
2 private lunar landers head toward the moon in a roundabout journey
It’s take 2 for the Tokyo-based ispace, whose first lander crashed into the moon two years ago. This time, it has a rover on board with a scoop to gather up lunar ... to Apollo, aims to get ...