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The private Odysseus lander touched down near the moons south pole this evening (Feb. 22), etching its name into the history books with a nail-biting descent.

CU Boulder scientists will use the first American radio telescope to map charged particles above the surface of the moon.

The private Odysseus lander touched down near the moon's south pole this evening (Feb. 22), etching its name into the history books with a nail-biting descent.

A private company will attempt to land a probe on the Moon on Thursday. The mission is part of a new program set up by the U.S. space agency, NASA. At least eight missions are already planned, operated by four different companies. One of the main objectives for NASA is to support its Artemis program, which plans the return of astronauts to the lunar surface from 2026. The first attempt, led by start-up Astrobotic, failed to reach the Moon in January after a fuel leak.

SpaceX has postponed the launch of the Intuitive Machines IM-1 moon lander due to an issue with the lander's fuel temperature.

The eighth mission of NASA's Commercial Crew Program's launch has been delayed, mainly because of traffic. As of now, the launch is outlooked for late February.

It’s mainly because of International Space Station traffic and is now outlooked for late February.

Peregrine is scheduled to touch down on a mid-latitude region of the Moon called Sinus Viscositatis, or Bay of Stickiness, on February 23.

Happy New Year. As I usually do in my January column, I will list my astronomy highlights for the upcoming year. In assembling this list, I selected events that will

Astrobotic’s Peregrine moon lander will take off on a Vulcan rocket in January and land on the moon in February with a payload from six nations.