The plan was for the duo to head towards the moon and enter a so-called distant retrograde orbit, or DRO. From there they ...

"Athena continues to be in excellent health and is expected to send lunar orbit selfies over the next two days before a landing attempt on March 6." ...

LRO, which has been studying the moon from lunar orbit since 2009, has also captured photos of Blue Ghost. The Firefly lander remains healthy and is expected to continue operating until March 16 ...

A space probe named Hera captured images of Mars' small Deimos moon while on a mission to examine an asteroid.

Currently in low lunar orbit, the spacecraft is passing within 60 miles of the moon’s surface and has captured a stunning video as it sweeps over the surface of the moon. “Firefly’s Blue ...

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The Blue Ghost ...

March's full "Blood Worm Moon," a phenomenon that makes the moon appear red during a total lunar eclipse, is visible this week for Americans and others in Earth's Western Hemisphere. The full moon ...

It's because the moon's path is tilted compared to Earth's orbit around the sun, moving up and down as it goes. This means it doesn't always get in Earth's shadow. There will be an opportunity to ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) fires up three of the instruments on the Hera spacecraft and takes images of the smaller ...