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NASA Moon tech taps into Earth’s GPS from 225,000 miles away in a historic first
On March 3rd, at 2:00 AM Eastern time, history was made. LuGRE successfully acquired and tracked signals from GPS and Galileo ...
Ill-Fated Moon Lander Unexpectedly Woke Up and Sent One Last Message
The lander ended up on its side in a shallow crater in the Moon’s Mons Mouton region, 820 feet (250 meters) from its targeted ...
Why was the moon shades of red, orange and yellow last night? Here's what causes a "Blood Moon."
There was an opportunity Thursday night to catch the March 2025 "Blood Moon," a phenomenon that colors the full moon in ...
NASA uses GPS on the moon for the first time
“On Earth we can use GNSS signals to navigate in everything from smartphones to airplanes,” Kevin Coggins, deputy associate ...
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NASA Accesses Earth's GPS From the Moon in Historic First
NASA has achieved a global (and beyond) first by accessing the Earth's GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) from the ...
NASA: Asteroid 2024 YR4 not a threat to Earth. But the moon is still in the region of uncertainty
NASA has significantly lowered the risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the Earth in 2032 through recent calculations. The moon ...
'Goodbye Earth, hello moon': What Blue Ghost lander has been up to in NASA mission
The lander, Blue Ghost, fired its engines for four minutes Thursday to propel the spacecraft into lunar orbit ahead of a ...
How 3D printing will help astronauts survive on the Moon and Mars
D printers will make the tools, structures and habitats space pioneers need to survive in a hostile alien environment.
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Why NASA Wants to Build Weather Stations on the Moon
The moon has always been a source of fascination for humanity. Its silvery glow has inspired poets, scientists, and dreamers ...