On Sept. 20, 1970, the Soviet Union's Luna 16 moon probe landed on the moon to retrieve a soil sample. Four days later, it ...

It was one of NASA's most bizarre scandals, blending science fiction and true-crime thrillers. In 2002, a young intern committed an audacious heist, stealing valuable moon rocks from the Johnson Space ...

Roberts and his girlfriend had sex atop the rocks: "No one had ever had sex on the moon before," he said The most out-of-this-world heist occurred just over 23 years ago, which ultimately led to sex ...

The U.S. and China are in a sprint toward manned missions to the lunar surface by the end of this decade, with sights on 2029 ...

In a bold, strategic move for the U.S., acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy announced plans on August 5 to build a nuclear fission reactor for deployment on the lunar surface in 2030. Doing so would ...

Thad Roberts hatched a plan to steal 17 pounds of moon rocks and a meteorite from Houston's Johnson Space Center, but he got caught in the process ...

Artemis II is slated to orbit the moon during a 10 day space flight by April 2026. NASA is looking for volunteers to help ...

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost mission successfully makes a Moon landing, marking a milestone for NASA and its commercial partners.

NASA has launched the "rock and roll with NASA challenge," inviting inventors, researchers and companies to design the next ...