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LRO’s view of Chandrayaan 2 landing site obscured by shadows
An overflight last week of the Chandrayaan 2 landing site on the moon by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has turned up no clear sign of the lost Indian lander. Another flyover with better lighting conditions is scheduled next month.
Launch of South Korean lunar orbiter delayed to 2022
The launch of South Korea's first moon orbiter has been delayed from December 2020 until July 2022 after the mission encountered technical issues during development, officials recently announced.
NASA’s Juno spacecraft sees moon’s otherworldly shadow on Jupiter
Fresh images from NASA's Juno spacecraft show an ethereal shadow cast by Jupiter's volcanic moon Io on the planet's swirling cloud tops.
Hayabusa 2 completes practice run for deployment of last asteroid lander
Japan's Hayabusa 2 spacecraft deployed two target markers Monday above asteroid Ryugu in a rehearsal for the release of the mission's final landing robot next month.
NASA, ESA officials seek formal approvals for Mars sample return mission
After crystallizing a partnership to retrieve samples from the surface of Mars and return them to Earth, NASA and European Space Agency officials are seeking government funding commitments before the end of this year to carry out a multibillion-dollar robotic mission that could depart Earth with a pair of rocket launches as soon as 2026.
NASA lunar orbiter to image Chandrayaan 2 landing site
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter will try to locate India's Vikram lander on the moon during a flyover of the landing site Tuesday. Indian space officials said they found the disabled spacecraft on the moon using the country's own Chandrayaan 2 orbiter, but declined to release any images.
India’s first attempt to land on the moon appears to end in failure
Ground teams lost communication with India's first lunar landing mission moments before its scheduled touchdown on the moon Friday, and the robotic research craft apparently crashed during final descent.
VideoLive coverage: Mission control loses contact with Indian moon lander
Indian ground teams lost contact with a robotic lunar lander and rover minutes before their scheduled touchdown near the moon's south pole. India was attempting to become the fourth country to achieve a soft landing on the moon.
VideoIndian moon lander ready for final descent
The Vikram lander, part of India's Chandrayaan 2 mission launched in July, will attempt to land near the lunar south pole Friday and deploy a rover to conduct the first on-the-ground scientific surveys away from the moon's equatorial regions.
Mini-helicopter installed on NASA’s next Mars-bound rover
Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California have attached a flying helicopter drone to the belly of the Mars 2020 rover set for launch next July.