#Livescience
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.. new study using data from China's Chang'e-4 moon lander found an area of reduced radiation from cosmic rays near the moon. The findings could be used to improve the safety of lunar explorations. .. suggests Earth's magnetic field may affect distances in space farther than scientists previously expected ..
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https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/chinese-lander-reveals-giant-cavity-of-radiation-between-earth-and-the-moon-and-it-could-change-how-lunar-exploration-is-done

25.3.2026

#Change4 #China #CosmicRays #LunarExploration #Mond #Mondlander #moon #radiation #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight #Strahlung #Weltraumstrahlung

The latest GITAI R1 demonstration is a strong signal of where lunar robotics is heading. The rover successfully unloads a payload, opens a container, and assembles a solar panel mockup in a simulated lunar environment.
Modular, teleoperated, and increasingly autonomous systems like this will shape the next decade of off‑Earth infrastructure.

#SpaceTech #Robotics #LunarExploration #Engineering

RE: https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke/116186772346367044

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Deep and fascinating 🧵 on NASA’s 1967 thorough 2005 vision and proposals for post-Apollo Lunar exploration
#NASA #JPL #lunarexploration

US Pushes for Lunar Nuclear Power Amidst Global Space Competition

The USA is planning to put a nuclear reactor on the Moon. This is to help with space exploration and to compete with other countries.

#MoonPower, #SpaceRace, #NuclearEnergy, #USA, #LunarExploration

https://newsletter.tf/usa-moon-nuclear-power-2025/

The United States is working faster to put a nuclear power source on the Moon. This is important for future space missions and to be ahead of other countries in space.

#MoonPower, #SpaceRace, #NuclearEnergy, #USA, #LunarExploration

https://newsletter.tf/usa-moon-nuclear-power-2025/

Possible Discovery of Luna 9, First Soviet Moon Lander, 60 Years Later

https://newsletter.tf/luna-9-moon-lander-found-1966/

Scientists may have found the lost Soviet Luna 9 Moon lander, the first to land softly and send pictures from the Moon in 1966.

#Luna9, #MoonLanding, #SpaceHistory, #SovietSpace, #LunarExploration

Old Soviet Moon Lander, Luna 9, Might Be Found After 60 Years

Sixty years ago, the Soviet Union's Luna 9 was the first to land softly on the Moon. It sent back the first pictures from the Moon's surface. Now, using new computer tools and help from many people, scientists think they may have found where it landed.

https://newsletter.tf/luna-9-moon-lander-found-1966/

#Luna9, #MoonLanding, #SpaceHistory, #SovietSpace, #LunarExploration