ESA and China Space Agency , Collaboration Detects Negative Ions , on Dark Side of Moon. China’s Chang’e-6 lunar lander landed on the dark side of the Moon, successfully gathered samples and lifted off in just over 48 hours. . ‘Futurism’ reports that the historic feat resulted in the first-ever samples collected from the far …
NASA has awarded nearly $1.5 million each to seven companies for studies aimed at exploring more cost-effective methods for the Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission. The program, which has encountered challenges due to its high cost is currently estimated at $11 billion and involves a plan requiring multiple launches to Mars. Given the high costs and …
NASA scientists recently conducted a study on asteroid rocks that their spacecraft took from a distant “potentially hazardous” asteroid. The findings reveal that the spacecraft managed to take hold of a significant portion of the asteroid, almost more than double what was expected. In 2023, the OSIRIS-REx capsule was taken to NASA’s Johnson Space Center …