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 ...

The Moon is rusting — and it’s Earth’s fault. Scientists have found that oxygen particles blown from Earth to the Moon can ...

The crew of Artemis II will not land on the moon but will lay the groundwork for the first crewed missions to Mars.

STORY: NASA will send four astronauts on a ten-day voyage around the moon in 2026 - the latest step in a mission to land ...

The lack of oxygen on the Moon led Li and other scientists to speculate that it came from a phenomenon known as Earth wind.

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

NASA has announced plans to launch its lunar mission sooner than expected as the first crewed flight in its Artemis II program is expected to make the trip around the moon and back as soon ...

Led by Professor Nigel Mason of Kent's School of Physics and Astronomy and Dr Sara Lopez-Gomollon of the university's School ...

The world is entering its second age of exploration, this one in outer space. But there’s one big question: Will America get left behind? In the 21st century, America has seen enormous technological ...

A new species of Boulenophrys toad was discovered on Mount Hengshan in China, according to a study. Kuang, D.-Y., Wei, Y.-F., Luo, Y.-S., Pei, K.-W., Cao, Y.-Y., Zhang, M.-F., Huang, T.-F., Pu, L., & ...

As the world looks on, China’s formidable strides in space exploration could potentially outpace America’s return to the moon ...

Earth asteroid lurked undetected for decades until a telescope in Hawaii spotted it earlier this year. It may be Earth's ...