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See photos of NASA's suitcase-sized rovers that will soon map the moon's surface
By Samantha Mathewson published
NASA test drove the mini autonomous rovers that will soon fly to the moon and collectively map the lunar surface.
![Japan's SLIM moon lander captured this view of its landing site shortly after surviving its second lunar night. The mission team posted this photo via X on March 27, 2024.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EqWvu3jPvVn86L49hc72CJ-320-80.jpg)
Defying the odds, Japan's SLIM lander survives 2nd night on the moon
By Mike Wall published
Japan's SLIM lunar lander has survived another night on the moon, despite being designed to die after the first lunar night.
![Odysseus's final 'farewell' image of its landing site on the moon's south pole.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vPQEmXC8LqZLyuUF2RDLgP-320-80.jpg)
Odysseus lunar lander, 1st US craft on the moon in 50 years, has died and will 'not complete another call home'
By Sascha Pare published
Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander has failed to awaken following its plunge into lunar night, despite the spacecraft's solar panels now receiving enough sunlight to ostensibly power its radio.
![First quarter moon above earth in outer space.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bbimvvhEo7zvHexPSGubvA-320-80.jpg)
Space photo of the week: The moon begins its big eclipse orbit in stunning ISS photo
By Jamie Carter published
International Space Station astronauts orbiting 270 miles above Earth have photographed the moon on the cusp of 2024's first "eclipse season."
![This photograph shows a full moon before the peak of the penumbral eclipse as seen from Pakistan's capital of Islamabad late August 7, 2017.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JjTJESESTYc5TZfd6ambKK-320-80.jpg)
See the full 'Worm Moon' eclipsed by Earth's shadow this weekend, exactly 2 weeks before the April 8 total solar eclipse
By Jamie Carter published
The full "Worm Moon's" brightness will dim during a penumbral lunar eclipse on March 25, exactly two weeks before a total solar eclipse crosses North America.
![Image of half the moon](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NcKGh5QanELjnBkBmu2fAe-320-80.jpg)
Overlooked Apollo data from the 1970s reveals huge record of 'hidden' moonquakes
By Harry Baker published
A reanalysis of 50-year-old Apollo mission data long abandoned by NASA has revealed 22,000 previously unrecognized moonquakes, almost tripling the known number of seismic lunar events.
![Landscape with the silhouette of an alone solitary tree in a great plain, one night with crepuscular light with the full moon.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QBYQ4CZdE8rWYKQwuN3WrC-320-80.jpg)
Spring equinox 2024: Why March 19 is one of the best stargazing nights of the year
By Jamie Carter published
The 2024 spring equinox is one of the best stargazing nights of the year, giving viewers the last, best glimpse of the bright stars of winter. Here's what to look for.
![The blue marble of Earth creeps over the lunar horizon during a solar eclipse. The moon's black shadow can be seen over Australia.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ePG6JakXoGxFpZmuvgN5wY-320-80.jpg)
'Everything has changed since Apollo': Why landing on the moon is still incredibly difficult in 2024
By Sharmila Kuthunur last updated
More than 50 years after the Apollo era, major governments and well-funded private companies still struggle with lunar landing missions. Why is landing on the moon so hard in 2024?
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