Sixty years after Luna 9’s pioneering journey, researchers believe they may have found the craft’s final resting place.

Scientists may have narrowed down the landing site of the Soviet Union's Luna 9, which in 1966 became the first spacecraft to ...

Only one of these patches of lunar plain can be Luna 9’s actual landing site – and there’s no guarantee that either of them is. But the search is oddly compelling.

Data from a NASA lunar orbiter has helped researchers deduce two potential locations for a defunct Soviet spacecraft called Luna 9 ...

Two research teams have identified possible landing sites for Luna 9, the first human-made object to safely reach the lunar ...

However, researchers may now be closer than ever to finding the Soviet Union’s Luna 9 spacecraft. Using an advanced machine learning program, an international team of scientists believe they have ...

The lander became the first spacecraft to send back pictures of the Moon, three years before Apollo 11. The post Scientists Spot Signs of Derelict Soviet Moon Lander on Lunar Surface appeared first on ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Odysseus lunar lander, nicknamed "Odie" or IM-1, has embarked on a historic journey to the lunar surface - aiming to make the first touchdown of a US-made spacecraft on the ...

Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are racing to put humans back on the moon for the first time in 50 years. New NASA boss Jared Isaacman said the agency will pick whichever company finishes its lunar lander ...

Blue Origin is pausing its space tourism New Shepard flights to focus on competing with SpaceX to be the moon lander for the Artemis III mission.

As NASA looks establish a presence on the moon, Blue Origin's Mark 1 lander moves ahead with pre-launch testing.