A supercomputer simulation of the Apollo 12 landing on the moon was created to "improve its understanding of plume-surface ...

Apollo 11’s “live” moon landing was seen by the world, but the highest-quality original signal was recorded on rare telemetry tapes that later vanished inside NASA’s archives. Decades later, a long ...

A NASA video (above) reveals in great detail how its upcoming Artemis II mission is expected to play out. The space agency released the animation last year, but seeing that the Artemis II astronauts ...

The Apollo missions changed how scientists understand the moon. Returning with Artemis could help solve some of the biggest lunar mysteries.

Three developments stand out that will make the return to the moon effort different from the first time we visited Earth’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A rocket launch is always at the mercy of a variety of factors outside of the launch team’s control – from the literal position of ...

NASA has accomplished lunar landings before, but the 54-year hiatus means that most of the engineers who worked on Apollo have retired. Only four of the 12 astronauts who have walked on the moon are ...

Margaret Landis receives research funding from NASA. She is affiliated with the Planetary Society as a member for over 20 years. A rocket launch is always at the mercy of a variety of factors outside ...

More than half a century after astronauts last left the lunar surface, NASA is preparing to send a crew of four back to the moon on a fly-by mission that will sling them around the far side. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As part of the Artemis II mission, humans will fly around the Moon for the first time in decades. Roberto Moiola/Sysaworld via ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) While its first launch opportunity is on Feb. 8., a rocket launch is always at the ...