Moon
Japan’s First Private Moon Landing Likely Ended in a Crash
A rush of private companies and government agencies has planned to land spacecraft on the moon this year. It won’t be easy.
A Japanese Company Is Attempting the First Successful Private Moon Landing. Here's How to Watch.
Japanese company ispace is aiming to be the first company to successfully land a robot on the moon this week.
New Source of Water on the Moon Estimated to Hold 270 Trillion Kilograms of Water
The ability to tap into this reservoir can pave the way for crewed space exploration, but researchers are still figuring out how.
China Says It May Have Solved a Mystery on the Moon’s Surface
Ferric iron was assumed to be rare on the moon, but samples returned by China's Chang'e-5 mission suggest it may really be abundant.
China and the US Are Racing to Go Nuclear in Space
China is planning to use nuclear energy to power its moon base by 2028.
China Discovers Stunning Crystal on the Moon, Nuclear Fusion Fuel for Limitless Energy
The find makes China the third country to discover a new mineral on the Moon, and the country says it's analyzed the soil for rare helium-3.
Watch the First Launch of the Most Powerful Rocket in History
Artemis 1, a major step in NASA's plan to return humans to the Moon, is “go” for launch on Monday.
China Is Planning to Turn the Moon Into a Giant Space ‘Shield’
Under the plan satellites will orbit the Moon, which will block out noise from Earth, in order to probe the early universe.
NASA Spacecraft Sent to Unexplored Orbit for Moon Outpost Goes Silent
NASA has lost contact with CAPSTONE, a spacecraft sent to an unexplored orbit as a test for an outpost around the Moon called the Gateway.
NASA to Launch Craft to Unexplored Orbit for Moon Outpost
“The role of a flight test is to separate the real from the imagined, and that's what we're setting about doing here," said a mission lead.
Scientists Grow Plants in Moon Soil for First Time in Major Breakthrough
Plants grown in soil from three Apollo landing sites pave the way to sustainable lunar habitats.
Scientists Developing 'Extraterrestrial Photosynthesis' With First Moon Samples In Decades
The first new Moon dirt in 40 years points the way to ”an extraterrestrial base on the Moon,” reports a new study.