NASA announced the Artemis II mission to ferry astronauts around the moon for the first time in more than 50 years, could launch earlier than expected.

NASA had already said that it wanted to launch the mission no later than the end of April 2026, and earlier this year touted the possibility of a February 2026 launch. To space fans’ delight, a top ...

Over six missions, 12 astronauts explored the lunar surface, collecting samples and conducting experiments that deepened our ...

NASA announced Sept. 19 it had selected Blue Origin to deliver the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER, ...

Artemis III is planned for 2027. If it stays on schedule, it will be the mission that puts humans back on the moon for the first time in 55 years. The crew plans to touch down in one of 13 planned ...

NASA officials on Tuesday said the agency's first crewed flight in its Artemis program - a trip around the moon and back - is ...

A pair of Mars-bound satellites are back to Kennedy Space Center a year after NASA bowed out of its chance to be the debut launch of Blue Origin’s New Glenn.

After mulling several different solutions, scientists have devised an unconventional method to stop the “city killer” space rock from hitting the moon — by blowing it up with nukes. Their unorthodox ...

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, said in May that the UAE ...

Yokogawa Electric Corporation recently announced it has signed agreements with Toyota Motor Corporation to jointly develop prototype measurement and control equipment for the "Lunar Cruiser," a manned ...

Notably, ramp deployment was delayed by nearly two hours after landing, allowing time for lunar dust to settle and thermal stability across the lander system.

NASA is taking steps forward in lunar exploration by awarding Blue Origin a new contract to deliver its VIPER to the Moon’s ...