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

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

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

For a moment, the Soviets even appeared on their way to victory after engineers successfully achieved a soft lunar landing ...

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

Luna 9 had a bouncy touchdown on the lunar surface in 1966, becoming the first spacecraft to land on the Moon.

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.

Japanese lunar company ispace said work on a new engine for its lunar landers is facing delays and that it is keeping open ...

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 ...

NASA targets an early March Artemis II launch to send astronauts on a historic lunar flyby that will test systems ahead of a ...

NASA's images show SLIM's landing site both before and after the probe's touchdown. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A NASA ...