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The Indian spacecraft could lay the ground for future missions with astronauts, and even for lunar bases.
The current race to the Moon is opening up opportunities for lunar astronomy.
The crew of Artemis II will face new and old challenges when they return to the Moon.
The Artemis II mission is scheduled for launch in late 2024 and is a critical step towards NASA’s goals of establishing a permanent human presence on and near the Moon.
Canadian Jeremy Hansen will be one of the next astronauts on the Artemis II mission. This announcement signals a new era in Canada’s role in space exploration.
The idea we know more about the Moon than the deep sea is seductive – but it’s 70 years out of date.
Everyone celebrates the feats of engineering that go into space exploration – but without chemistry, astronauts wouldn’t even be able to breathe.
Lunar mining and geopolitical squabbles are set to play key roles in humanity’s return to the Moon.
When a hunk of space junk smashes into the Moon in a few weeks, it will join a long history of lunar collisions.
A space station on the Moon could be built out of lunar concrete.
A 10kg rover, due to land on the Moon by 2024, will be fitted with an advanced robotic arm design and manufactured in Australia.
The Binar-1 mission is the first in a series that will hopefully culminate in a mission to the Moon, with satellites developed using know-how gained from designing tough instruments for the WA outback.
Companies and space agencies alike will have to compete for very few useful sites on the Moon.
Researchers have long suspected there’s water - or ice, to be precise - on the Moon. New research now confirms it, and suggests it lurks in sun-starved nooks and crannies called ‘cold traps’.
Two new studies significantly advance our understanding of water on the Moon and where to find it.
Some nations are concerned the Artemis Accords represent a US power grab.
From solar sail-powered spacecraft, to laser communications, to asteroid detection systems, there is no shortage of Australian ideas and expertise to help NASA explore the Moon and Mars.
Are India and China engaged in a new space race? India’s increasingly ambitious space ventures, including its Chandrayaan-2 lunar mission, are evidence of the country’s interest in space exploration.
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In the fourth episode of our podcast series, we look at the practical, legal and ethical questions about going to set up base on the moon – and mining its resources.
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Andrew Dempster is a Friend of The Conversation.Director, Australian Centre for Space Engineering Research; Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Physics, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Planetary Science and Astrobiology, Birkbeck, University of London; Honorary Associate Professor, UCL
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Professor of Planetary Geosciences, The Open University
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Space Plasma Physicist, Imperial College London
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Professor of Planetary Science and Exploration, The Open University
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Professor of Astrophysics / Executive Director, International Space Science Institute-Beijing, Macquarie University
