Hacker News with Generative AI: Lunar Exploration

Athena landed in a dark crater where the temperature was -280° F / -173° C (arstechnica.com)
The Athena spacecraft was not exactly flying blind as it approached the lunar surface one week ago. The software on board did a credible job of recognizing nearby craters, even with elongated shadows over the terrain. However, the lander's altimeter had failed.
Space Exploration, Robotics, Lunar Exploration
231 points by 01-_- 20 days ago | 267 comments
Astronauts face unique visual challenges at lunar South Pole (phys.org)
Humans are returning to the moon—this time, to stay. Because our presence will be more permanent, NASA has selected a location that maximizes line-of-sight communication with Earth, solar visibility, and access to water ice: the Lunar South Pole (LSP).
Space Exploration, Lunar Exploration, Science
54 points by pseudolus 96 days ago | 21 comments
A Lunar Space Elevator Could Be Built for $2B [pdf] (hou.usra.edu)
Space Exploration, Engineering, Lunar Exploration, Cost Analysis
20 points by JumpCrisscross 143 days ago | 24 comments
NASA is selling a brand-new Moon rover: Never used, one previous owner (economist.com)
NASA HAS big plans for the Moon. By the end of the decade, it wants to send humans back to the lunar surface. Before then, though, it intends to send probes to look for ice at its south pole. This ice carries enormous scientific value. It could shed light on how Earth acquired its liquid water; it is also ripe for conversion into rocket propellant.
Space Exploration, NASA, Moon, Lunar Exploration, Science
145 points by helsinkiandrew 186 days ago | 78 comments
Cave discovered on Moon could be home for humans (bbc.co.uk)
Space Exploration, Lunar Exploration, Human Exploration, Science
9 points by neversaydie 261 days ago | 1 comments