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Unlike the Apollo flights, these aren’t just NASA missions that are getting us back to the moon. Get comfortable with the acronym CLPS, which stands for Commercial Lunar Payload Services.

But last week's launch marked a crucial step to pave the way for NASA to send astronauts back to the moon in the years ahead under its Artemis campaign – its first lunar program since the Apollo ...

NASA still views the moon as a stepping stone to Mars, even though Elon Musk has dismissed Earth's nearest neighbor as "a distraction." WASHINGTON, DC — NASA still has the moon in its crosshairs.

NASA has long said it plans to use the SLS rocket to power 10 or more Artemis missions, which will aim to return humans to the moon’s surface as well as set up a permanent lunar outpost.

As the Trump administration returns to power, NASA faces a crossroads that could redefine its mission for decades to come. As the new Trump administration takes the reins in the White House ...

Known as the Snow Moon, it will be visible over London in the evening — clouds permitting. Adding to the spectacle, Nasa reports that Wednesday evening also offers a rare chance to glimpse a ...

When NASA sends a rover or other piece of technology to the moon, there is no guarantee it will work under lunar gravity—an object that weighs 100 pounds on Earth weighs just 16.5 pounds on the ...

NASA continues ... Artemis III or later moon landings. Of the 24 astronauts who have ever traveled to the moon, 12 of whom actually walked on its surface, all have been white men.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is calling for NASA to ditch its Artemis program, arguing that the "Moon is a distraction" and that "we're going straight to Mars" instead in a recent tweet — and directly ...