Codi, the mars rover, finding and safely storing samples on a mock up of the surface of Mars.
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The hope for the rovers is that some of the technology could be used to aid missions to the moon and be used in the search for life on the red planet.

Space rovers that could help find life on Mars tested in quarry

If successful, the material gathered could provide answers to the history of the moon, the solar system and confirm when life was created on earth.

China launches world-first mission to far side of the moon

A woman from Jersey now living in Arkansas has managed to capture the rare solar eclipse on camera as it passed over the United States.

Jersey woman photographs 'once-in-a-lifetime' solar eclipse

One lunar rover manufacturer is hoping to lead the next step in advertising by taking product placement from bus stops and billboards all the way to the moon.

One giant leap for advertising as branding lands on the moon

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Steve Altemus, CEO and co-founder of Intuitive Machines, describes how it is believed the company's Odysseus spacecraft landed on the surface of the moon, during a news conference in Houston on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024.

Odysseus may have 'caught a foot in the surface' as it landed on the moon, officials said, which has hampered communications with the spacecraft.

Private US moon spacecraft snaps leg and tips onto its side

A NASA funded study has found the moon has shrunk by about 45 metres over the past few million years. 

'Moonquakes' and landslides: How a shrinking Moon threatens space exploration

Japan has become the fifth country to have landed on the moon courtesy of its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, spacecraft.

Japan spacecraft lands on the moon - but mission isn't total success

Dr Simeon Barber who developed the Peregrine Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer.
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The Milton Keynes-based institution is sending a device to study water on the lunar surface as part of the Peregrine Mission One launch.

One small step for OU as it takes part in world's first private moon mission 

Dr Jenni Gibbons praised Cambridge for helping with her space career.

Professor to take part in record-setting NASA mission to the moon

Did you notice it? The moon on Friday night was particularly stunning 

Why was last night's moon so huge? People snap must-see photos

A rare second full moon in a month will happen on August 30 in a phenomenon known as a blue moon.

Stargazers delight at August's first of two supermoons

The last time two full supermoons graced the sky in the same month was in 2018 and it won’t happen again until 2037.

Once in a blue moon: How to see the two supermoons in August

The Buck Supermoon could be seen across the North East on Sunday night.

In pictures: The Buck Supermoon rises in July

The uncrewed capsule parachuted into the Pacific off Mexico to conclude a test flight that should clear the way for astronauts on the next lunar flyby.

NASA's Orion capsule makes safe return to Earth after successful moon mission

Artemis 1, NASA's new moon rocket, blasted off on its debut flight with three test dummies aboard on Wednesday. 

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