HercuList Secrets

Odysseus mission aims to make historic moon landing

The Odysseus lunar lander, nicknamed "Odie" or IM-1, is set to land on the moon Thursday. If the robotic explorer is successful, it will be the first US-made spacecraft to touch down on the moon in five decades. Timing on this tricky landing attempt ...

Here's what's landing on the moon today aboard Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander

The private Nova-C lander, named Odysseus, is carrying a bunch of NASA and commercial science payloads. Comments (0). an rectangular spacecraft covered in gold foil and solar panels on the grey dusty surface of. Illustration of Intuitive Machines' IM-1 ...

Historic Odysseus moon mission marks a milestone in reaching the lunar surface

This mission is of key interest to Intuitive Machines' primary customer, NASA, which is seeking to scout the moon using robotic explorers developed by private contractors before sending astronauts there later this decade through its Artemis program.

First US moon landing since 1972 set to happen today as spacecraft closes in on lunar surface

CBS News

CBS News

One day after braking into a 57-mile-high orbit tilted 80 degrees to the moon's equator, Odysseus' methane-fueled main engine was primed to ignite at 4:17 p.m. EST, lowering the far side of the orbit to a point near the landing site some 186 miles from the ...

Live Updates: The Spacecraft Odysseus Prepares for Its Shot at the Moon

The New York Times

The New York Times

A private mission from Intuitive Machines of Houston will head to lunar surface later on Thursday with a payload of NASA science instruments and sculptures made by Jeff Koons. The landing attempt is expected around 6:24 p.m. Eastern time.

Astronauts celebrate success of 1st surgery robot on ISS: 'It's a real game-changer'

A procedure like dealing with appendicitis, noted NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli during a Wednesday (Feb. 21) call with reporters, "can be a big deal if you're far away from home and don't have a surgeon on board.".

James Webb Space Telescope spots neutron star hiding in supernova wreckage

Supernova 1987A was first spotted by astronomers 37 years ago in 1987, hence the numerical aspect of its name. As it exploded, Supernova 1987A first showered Earth with ghostly particles called neutrinos and then became visible in bright light.

'Intruder' stars have changed Earth's climate over the eons. Here's how.

The disturbances could help explain ancient climate fluctuations, like the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum 56 million years ago. Comments (0). illustration showing earth in the foreground, with the sun and a more distant intruding star.

Artist Jeff Koons makes history with a sculpture on the moon

With the lunar touchdown of the Odysseus spacecraft on Thursday, the world's most expensive living artist has now earned a new, space-age superlative: His creation is now the first "authorized" work of art on the moon. Exchanging the gallery space for ...

Powerful twin solar flares erupt from sun as cell phone outages spike across US (video)

Two outbursts from the sun occurred as widespread cellphone outages were reported throughout the United States on Thursday (Feb. 22). Two powerful solar flares erupted from the sun on the evening of Wednesday (Feb. 21) and during the early morning of ...