Before Apollo astronauts set foot upon the moon, much remained unknown about the lunar surface. While most scientists ...

A small uncrewed spacecraft is buzzing the moon, with under two weeks remaining before its bold attempt to land on the lunar ...

For the past week, an uncrewed lunar lander has been journeying through outer space on a 60-day mission to the moon on behalf of NASA.

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NASA partners with private companies to search for lunar water ice, a key factor for future human exploration of the moon ...

The Apollo missions landed on the moon six different times between 1969 and 1972, and on each occasion, among their other duties, the astronauts were tasked with collecting various bits of the ...

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander completes an orbit adjustment, bringing it closer to the lunar surface for landing.

As NASA astronauts aim for landings in 2027, geologists find surprises in recently retrieved samples from the far ...

When Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 mission launches later this month on February 26, it won’t just be another robotic expedition ...

Why being first to return to the moon matters.

What's the mission? The CLPS mission will take the Blue Ghost lander, which resembles a smaller version of the Apollo lunar descent module, to the lunar surface. Type of craft: Lander.