The first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon since the Apollo astronauts fell silent Thursday, a week after breaking a leg at touchdown and tipping over near the lunar south pole….
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Thailand to build its 1st commercial green hydrogen project with China
Thailand is poised to launch its first commercial green hydrogen project in partnership with a Chinese firm to catalyze the country’s transition to green and low-carbon practices. Chinese new energy company Beijing…
Israel, US invest 9.6 mln USD in 10 joint R&D projects
Israel and the United States have allocated a total of 9.6 million U.S. dollars for ten joint innovative research and development (R&D) projects, the Binational Industrial R&D Foundation said in a press…
Rise and shine: Japanese moon probe back to work after sun reaches its solar panels
A Japanese moon explorer is up and running Monday after several tense days without the sunlight it needs to generate power. Japan’s first lunar mission hit its target in a precision touchdown…
Musk says Neuralink installs brain implant in first patient
Elon Musk on Tuesday said his Neuralink startup had installed a brain implant in its first human patient with “promising” initial results. The neurotechnology company co-founded by Musk in 2016 aims to…
Data obtained before Japan switched off lunar probe
A lot of data had been obtained before Japan switched off the Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon (SLIM), after the spacecraft’s solar cells failed to generate electricity upon its moon touchdown…
Japan craft made successful pin-point landing, space agency says
Japan’s “Moon Sniper” craft landed around 55 metres (180 feet) from its target, the country’s space agency said Thursday as it released the first images from the mission. The unmanned Smart Lander…
Chinese scientists realize crosstalk-avoided quantum network node
Chinese scientists have made an advance in quantum networking by achieving, for the first time, a crosstalk-avoided quantum network node using dual-type qubits of the same ion species. Qubit, or quantum bit,…
Russia to launch 10 manned spacecraft for orbital station in 2028-2033
Russia plans to send 10 manned spacecraft and 15 cargo ships to the Russian Orbital Station (ROS) from 2028 to 2033, according to local media. The country plans to send three Orel…
China reveals goals, payloads of its lunar water-ice probe mission
Chinese space scientists have revealed in a paper the scientific goals and payloads mounted on the country’s lunar probe Chang’e-7 that will investigate the water-ice in the shadow pit near the south…