It is a Japanese-led commercial mission. Astronauts won't be walking on the moon until 2027, but you’ll see a lot of rockets heading there this year, part of an ambitious series of uncrewed ...

Credit: CNSA HELSINKI — China’s space agency has accepted the participation of a commercial space company in a lunar exploration mission for ... journeys to the moon. The pair launched on ...

A Chinese private aerospace company has secured a ticket to the moon as it prepares to launch two AI-controlled lunar exploration robots alongside the Chang’e-8 mission in 2028, with ...

The space agency was just $84 million short of completing the mission when it pulled the plug. VIPER had been slated to go to the moon on board an Astrobotic Griffin lander. Then, the space agency ...

NASA has included critical payloads in a flight test that simulated lunar gravity to prepare them for the Moon and other space exploration missions. During the test, Blue Origin’s New Shepard ...

After years of delays, NASA’s Artemis missions to the Moon commenced in a big way more than two years ago, starting with the unmanned Artemis 1 in November 2022. The legacy is continuing now ...

Only 12 astronauts have walked on the moon. Discover who they are, which Apollo missions took them there, and when humans will return to the lunar surface. When you purchase through links on our ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Kennedy Space Center carrying Firefly's Blue Ghost Mission 1 to the moon for NASA. The lander, dubbed "Blue Ghost," hitched a ride on Jan. 15 aboard a ...

As the Firefly Aerospace mission known as Blue Ghost makes it way to the moon, it is snapping some gorgeous images as it goes — including striking images of Earth in its rearview mirror.

Part of NASA’s Small Innovative Missions program, the spacecraft is designed to search for water ice hidden in the moon’s coldest regions. The Trailblazer has special tools, the High-resolution ...

N ASA is already preparing for a new launch to the Moon. The IM-2 mission is part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program, which seeks to collaborate with private companies to ...