Google-sponsored private moon race delayed for the fourth time
16 August 2017
Competitors in the Google Lunar X Prize now have until 31 March 2018 to land a spacecraft on the moon
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Tethered satellites could see the moon’s weird swirls up close
9 August 2017
The moon has bright coils of dust we can’t study without getting up close. A NASA proposal would send two satellites tied together to dangle over the surface
Moon’s magnetic field lasted twice as long as we thought it did
9 August 2017
Lunar rock shows the moon’s magnetic field lasted a billion years longer than we thought, which may help us understand how planets keep their protective fields
Rocket failure may delay China’s space station and moon missions
3 July 2017
The second rocket failure in two weeks is likely to cause delays for China’s ambitious space programme whilst the causes are under investigation
