Lunar minerals generate the rust mineral hematite when bombarded with high-energy oxygen particles, simulations show.

SpaceX's lunar lander, the Starship Human Landing System, could be delayed for years. This puts a manned lunar mission planned for 2027 in doubt.

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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 ...

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NASA plans to send the ISS into Earth's atmosphere in 2030, and it has no plans for a replacement — at least, not directly.

The Europa Clipper cost is estimated to be around $5 billion. This mission aims to investigate Europa’s potential for ...

The United States finds itself in the middle of a new space race. This time, that race is multi-sided, with participation ...

In March 1968, the Soviet Union had a partial success with Zond 4. With this launch, they were able to take the spacecraft ...

The Soviet Union’s successful Zond-5 space mission in 1968 prompted NASA to speed up the Apollo program—ultimately driving it to its successful conclusion the following year.

In “Rocket Dreams,” Christian Davenport revels in the struggle between the billionaire moguls Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos to ...