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2 Private Moon Landers Are Launching at Once

The Associated Press on MSN · 1h

2 private lunar landers head toward the moon in a roundabout journey

The two landers rocketed away in the middle of the night from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, the latest in a stream of private spacecraft aiming for the moon.

The New York Times · 1h

Two Private Moon Landers Have Launched at Once: What to Know

Robotic vehicles from Firefly Aerospace of Texas and Ispace of Japan will part ways early Wednesday after launching from the same SpaceX rocket. Both are aiming for the lunar surface.

Japan's ispace, US's Firefly launch moon landers from Florida

Two moon landers, one from Japan's ispace and another from U.S. space firm Firefly, lifted off on Wednesday from Florida on a SpaceX rocket in an unusual double moonshot launch, underscoring the global rush to peruse the lunar surface.

Mars, Moon

Ars Technica · 6h

There was a straight shot from Earth to the Moon and Mars last night

So I grabbed my camera, ran outside, and looked up just as Mars was supposed to emerge from the Moon's curved horizon. Seen with the naked eye, the Moon's brightness far outshined Mars, casting soft shadows on a cold winter evening in East Texas.

Space on MSN · 16h

Mars hides behind the Full Wolf Moon in gorgeous photos from around the world

The moon performed a cosmic ballet with Mars this week.

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

Wolf Moon and Mars: How to See January 2025 Full Moon With the Red Planet

The Wolf Moon will reach its peak fullness at 5:27 p.m. Eastern Time on January 13. It will rise in the sky about an hour earlier, at 4:28 p.m. ET, and remain visible until 8:09 a.m. ET the next morning. For those outside the Eastern Time Zone, the timing will vary slightly, but the Wolf Moon will dominate the night skies across the country.

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Two privately-built moon landers share a ride to space atop a Falcon 9 rocket

Firefly's "Blue Moon" and ispace's "Resilience" are the latest in an ongoing push to gain private-sector experience exploring ...

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The next leg of the new moon race is about to kick off — and it could be the most exciting yet

In recent years, several spacecraft failed in their attempts to land on the moon. But 2025 may offer crucial second chances.

Live Science19h

Earth's moon could've had Saturn-like rings, new study hints

A new study implies that in the past, moons in our solar system may have had rings just like planets do — deepening the ...

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Little house on the (moon) prairie: Artist's 'Moonhouse' set to lift off on lunar lander

The moon is about to gain its first tiny house. Launching on a Japanese lunar lander is the "Moonhouse," a project by Mikael ...

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What is the wolf moon? 2025's 1st full moon, plus other rare celestial wonders

Prepare to howl with delight at the first full moon of January 2025, the wolf moon, one of several wonders in the night sky ...

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What is a Wolf Moon? First full moon of 2025 rises soon. Where to see the Wolf Moon in Florida

It won't be a "supermoon," we won't see one of those until October's Harvest moon on Oct. 7, followed by two more in November ...

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Here's what NASA is sending to the moon on Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander

NASA is sending a suite of science and technology demonstrations on Firefly Aerospace's Ghost Riders in the Sky mission to ...

The Mirror US on MSN19h

Full moons to look out for in 2025 after incredible 'Wolf Moon' wowed stargazers

Here are all the full moons you can expect to see in 2025 after the stunning Wolf Moon was spotted over the US last night.

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