A Jumping Lunar Robot Is About to Explore a Pitch-Black Moon Crater for the First Time
Packed with instruments and rovers, the soon-to-launch IM-2 mission will explore the lunar south pole and attempt something ...
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Water Distribution Near Moon’s South Pole Mapped Using NASA SOFIA Data
Data from NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) was used to create a water distribution map of the area near the moon's south pole. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center ...
Solar Orbiter Captures Incredible Footage of Tiny Jets Near the Sun’s South Pole
The above 40-second video is sped-up footage of the new-found jets flashing briefly near the Sun’s south pole. In reality, ...
A company is returning to the moon. Here's how it will avoid tipping again
Now, as the Houston-based company seeks to repeat the journey, its executives say they've made improvements to their new spacecraft, Athena, that should help it avoid the problems that impacted the ...
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Flying Lunar Lander Sees Moon's South Pole, Earth 'in the Rearview Mirror'
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost captured some stunning sights on its way to the Moon's Mare Crisium basin.
Polar Preet delays for a year unsupported solo trek to North Pole
She became the first Asian woman to complete a solo expedition to the South Pole in January 2022, after travelling 700 miles ...
Adelaide University researcher and physicist Gary Hill joins global team in South Pole to complete $300 million project
An Adelaide astrophysicist has spent his summer at the ends of the Earth, working on the installation of a highly technical piece of scientific equipment buried deep in the ice beneath the South Pole.