Moon

NASA spacecraft launches on a mission to Jupiter moon

TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – NASA has embarked on a groundbreaking mission to explore Europa, in search of signs that it could support extraterrestrial life, launching its largest-ever interplanetary spacecraft aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.

China reaches dark side of the Moon

TEHRAN, Jun. 02 (MNA) – China’s unmanned Chang’e 6 spacecraft has successfully landed on the Moon in a landmark mission to collect soil and rock samples from the far side of Earth’s natural satellite, the China National Space Administration said.

China rocket blasts off for far side of Moon

TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) – China has launched a probe to collect samples from the far side of the Moon, in what is being billed a world first.

Japan's lunar probe lands on moon

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – Japan has successfully landed a lunar probe on the moon, the country’s space agency said.

NASA science heads to moon on 1st US private landing mission

TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – A new rocket developed by US space launch company United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched Monday from the US state of Florida, carrying NASA science to the moon on the first US private moon landing mission.

Japan's SLIM 'moon sniper' lander arrives in lunar orbit

TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) – Japan's robotic SLIM moon lander arrived in lunar orbit on Christmas Day (Dec. 25) as planned, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency announced. 

China unveils its Moon plans

TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (MNA) – China's space agency has published details about its next journey to the Moon, announcing plans to launch the expedition sometime next year.

NASA publishes image of Moon crater

TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has taken an image of a new crater on the Moon’s surface, presumably formed by the crash of Russia’s Luna-25 robotic station.

India’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft successfully lands on Moon

TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) – An Indian spacecraft landed on the moon on Wednesday in a mission seen as crucial to lunar exploration and India's standing as a space power.

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Russia's Luna-25 lunar probe collided with Moon’s surface

TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – The Luna-25 automatic lunar station, according to unconfirmed data, has been destroyed after colliding with the Moon’s surface, Russia’s State Space Corporation Roscosmos told journalists on Sunday.

Russia launches Luna-25 moon lander

TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – The Luna-25 spacecraft, launched earlier on Friday from the Vostochny space center in Russia’s Far East, has been taken under command, Russia’s state-run space corporation Roscosmos said.