Mission controllers will release images of the event on Jan. 9 ... Starship's one-hour launch window opens at 4:00 p.m. CT. NASA moon rover and orbiter delivery: Feb. 26 Intuitive Machines ...

The close encounter was "a historic first of its type for a Japanese private, commercial lunar lander," according to ispace.

Last year, NASA canceled the VIPER (“Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover”) in a move that scandalized proponents of a return to the moon. The space agency was just $84 million ...

Originally, the plan was straightforward: NASA wanted to send a rover to look for frozen water near the moon’s south pole. It hired a private company, Astrobotic Technology of Pittsburgh ...

Still, NASA opted to continue its CLIPS contract with Astrobotic to develop the landing skills needed for future Moon missions, but without the rover. The company planned to fly a payload simulator.

China's human spaceflight agency has unveiled official names for a spacesuit and rover to be used in the country's moon ...

This photo shows the exterior design of China's moon-landing spacesuit during the third Spacesuit Technology Forum in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality, Sept 28, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] China ...

NASA's ice-hunting VIPER rover could fly to the moon after all — with some help from the private sector. The agency announced on Monday (Feb. 3) that it's seeking proposals from U.S. companies ...

China unveiled on Wednesday the name of its manned moon rover for the country's lunar exploration program. The China Manned Space Agency said the rover has been named "Tansuo," meaning "Exploration." ...

The Mastcam-Z camera on NASA’s Perseverance rover captured the Martian moon Phobos as it eclipsed the sun. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech | edited by Space.com Music: Mysterious Forest by Howard Harper-Barn ...