Half a century after the Apollo astronauts left the last bootprints in lunar dust, the Moon has once again become a destination of fierce ambition and delicate engineering. This time, it's not just ...

A number of groups and individuals say there's a need to protect lunar history before it's too late. The World Monuments Fund released its 2025 "Watch list," which lists the moon as an "at risk" ...

Using energy greater than the global nuclear weapons inventory, an impact event carved two grand canyons into the moon’s surface, and the asymmetrical distribution could clear the way for future lunar ...

Where will future Artemis astronauts land on the lunar south pole? This is what a recent study published in The Planetary Science Journal hopes to address | Space ...

ISpace's private Resilience Lander will attempt to touch down on the Mare Frigoris region of the moon's surface on June 5, at 3:17 p.m. EDT (1817 GMT). While you won’t be able to see the lander itself ...

SpaceX will launch Intuitive Machine’s Athena lunar lander toward the moon’s south pole on Wednesday, marking the latest mission by Intuitive Machine to explore the moon’s surface after completing the ...

HOUSTON - Another historic U.S. robotic moon landing happened Thursday, but whether the lander is sitting upright on the surface remains unclear. The space industry is in its moon era, with dozens of ...

Today is Moon Day, Space Exploration Day and the anniversary of the first Apollo 11 moonwalk. Here’s a look at the Apollo program and the new Artemis program to return to the lunar surface. Screenshot ...

It's always good to get a look at your landing site before touchdown. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Intuitive Machines' Athena ...

Noah Petro, a scientist at the Goddard Space Flight Center, shares new photographs of the Apollo 12, 14, and 17 landing sites. NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured so much detail that one can ...

Experts say there's a critical need to advocate for global cooperation and policy frameworks to protect lunar heritage before irreversible damage occurs. A number of groups and individuals say there's ...