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

In case you needed a reminder, Valentine’s Day is Saturday. While it’s likely too late to book a reservation at a fancy restaurant, there’s nothing stopping you from buying some flowers, making a nice ...

Oman has officially confirmed the first day of Ramadan using astronomical calculations, ruling out crescent sighting. Why was visual confirmation impossible this year, and will other GCC nations ...

NASA's Artemis II mission returns astronauts to the Moon with first female and African American crew members. Explore their profiles and historic adventure ahead.

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

Elon Musk is outlining an ambitious vision that stretches beyond Earth’s orbit, telling employees at his artificial ...

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Scientists have produced the first global map and analysis of small mare ridges (SMRs) on the moon, a characteristic ...

Sheep farmer ‘over the moon’ after William donates £5,000 to fundraiser - William met Mr Stables in January on a visit to ...

Alan Shepard’s playful experiment captured something equally important about exploration: the unmistakably human urge to ...

Tech billionaire plans lunar factory to manufacture satellites and launch them into space to create orbiting AI-powered data ...

The first manned mission of the Artemis program won’t land on the moon, but it aims to take four astronauts farther from the Earth than anyone has gone before.