Scientists have spent decades searching for the final resting place of Luna 9, the first spacecraft to soft-land on the moon. Now they’re on the cusp of finding it ...

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

The lander became the first spacecraft to send back pictures of the Moon, three years before Apollo 11. The post Scientists ...

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

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.

Luna 9 touched down on the Moon on February 3, 1966. Exactly where is still a mystery.

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

Russia's first lunar lander mission in 47 years ended in failure when Luna-25 crashed into the moon. Credit: Space.com | footage and animation courtesy: Roscosmos | edited by Steve Spaleta ...

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