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Starship Block 3 Ship 39 and Booster 19 roll out at Starbase for static-fire testing ahead of lunar-bound Artemis work

SpaceX has moved Starship Block 3 Ship 39 to Masseys and rolled Booster 19 back to Pad 2 at Starbase, signaling the next step in preparing for static-fire testing. The rollout follows the program’s recent return of Orion and keeps Artemis hardware development on track.

2026-04-12T06:16:45.396980-07:00

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Artemis II: 10-day lunar flyby yields iconic Earth–Moon imagery as mission reaches 400,000 km-plus distance

2026-04-10T08:01:15.152536-07:00

SpaceNews.com

LRO delivers most detailed high‑resolution view of the Moon's far side

2026-04-07T22:06:04.120457-07:00

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Jared Isaacman pledges monthly uncrewed lunar landings from 2027 to support Moon‑base construction

2026-03-16T05:37:52.995115-07:00

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Universe Today

Study suggests lunar water formed from multiple sources across billions of years A new study rethinks how water accumulated on the Moon, arguing it likely reflects contributions from several sources over billions of years rather than a single, dominant deposit laid down early. The findings narrow targets for where future measurements should focus as models of lunar volatiles are refined.

2026-04-13T11:34:45.504260-07:00

Study suggests lunar water formed from multiple sources across billions of years

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Starship Block 3 Ship 39 and Booster 19 roll out at Starbase for static-fire testing ahead of lunar-bound Artemis work SpaceX has moved Starship Block 3 Ship 39 to Masseys and rolled Booster 19 back to Pad 2 at Starbase, signaling the next step in preparing for static-fire testing. The rollout follows the program’s recent return of Orion and keeps Artemis hardware development on track.

2026-04-12T06:16:45.396980-07:00

Starship Block 3 Ship 39 and Booster 19 roll out at Starbase for static-fire testing ahead of lunar-bound Artemis work

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Artemis II: 10-day lunar flyby yields iconic Earth–Moon imagery as mission reaches 400,000 km-plus distance NASA’s Artemis II crew completed a 10-day hybrid free-return lunar flyby, traveling more than 400,000 km from Earth and sharing imagery that captures the Moon and Earth in the same frame as both are partially illuminated by the Sun. Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen flew the mission as part of the first return to the Moon since Apollo.

2026-04-10T08:01:15.152536-07:00

Artemis II: 10-day lunar flyby yields iconic Earth–Moon imagery as mission reaches 400,000 km-plus distance

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LRO delivers most detailed high‑resolution view of the Moon's far side NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has produced the most detailed view yet of the Moon's far side, delivering high-resolution photos that reveal small-scale surface textures and features previously unresolved. The imagery creates a new observational baseline for scientific study and future mission planning.

2026-04-07T22:06:04.120457-07:00

LRO delivers most detailed high‑resolution view of the Moon's far side

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Jared Isaacman pledges monthly uncrewed lunar landings from 2027 to support Moon‑base construction Jared Isaacman announced plans to begin monthly uncrewed lunar landings in 2027 to support construction of a moon base, telling Spaceflight Now, “We are going to plus up for Moon base construction in a huge way.” The comments were made in an interview released late Friday.

2026-03-16T05:37:52.995115-07:00

Jared Isaacman pledges monthly uncrewed lunar landings from 2027 to support Moon‑base construction

Universe Today

Chang'e‑6 regolith: jagged, clingy lunar dust could enable in‑situ construction Researchers at Beihang University analyzed Chang'e‑6 samples returned from the lunar far side and found the regolith's jagged, clingy and electrostatically charged properties could be beneficial for in‑situ construction. The paper, published in Research, argues these mechanical traits may simplify building habitats and infrastructure using local material.

2026-03-09T09:58:05.181507-07:00

Chang'e‑6 regolith: jagged, clingy lunar dust could enable in‑situ construction

Universe Today

Circumplanetary disks can produce complex organics — Europa and other Jovian moons may have been born with prebiotic material New research shows complex organic molecules (COMs) can form in circumplanetary disks around gas giants, meaning moons such as Europa may have accreted intrinsic supplies of prebiotic material. That raises the likelihood of locally available organics independent of later meteoritic delivery.

2026-02-26T11:14:22.241347-08:00

Circumplanetary disks can produce complex organics — Europa and other Jovian moons may have been born with prebiotic material

Associated Press

Apollo lunar samples reveal new evidence of the Moon's ancient magnetic field Analyses of Apollo-era lunar rock samples collected more than 50 years ago are yielding new insights into the Moon's ancient magnetic field. Re-examination of those samples provides a fresh perspective on when and how a planetary-scale dynamo may have operated on the early Moon.

2026-02-25T16:34:52.109900-08:00

Apollo lunar samples reveal new evidence of the Moon's ancient magnetic field

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Starship Block 3 Ship 39 and Booster 19 roll out at Starbase for static-fire testing ahead of lunar-bound Artemis work

Artemis II: 10-day lunar flyby yields iconic Earth–Moon imagery as mission reaches 400,000 km-plus distance

LRO delivers most detailed high‑resolution view of the Moon's far side

Jared Isaacman pledges monthly uncrewed lunar landings from 2027 to support Moon‑base construction

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