the Apollo program ending with the landing of Apollo 17 was largely flawless in planning and execution. NASA mixed science ...

The past couple of weeks has offered us vivid examples in the news of two events, one of which I call a hard landing and another a soft landing. The successful soft landing on the moon was ...

The last time NASA collected data on the heat emerging from the moon's interior was when the space agency still sent astronauts on Apollo missions. The lunar heat-flow study had seemingly ended.

"The TV audience for Charlie [Duke] walking on the moon was a fraction of what the audience was for [Apollo 11]. Not for me — for me, any time a human being was out there walking around [I was ...

Long term, Lunar Outpost was also selected as the primary contractor to build the next-generation moon buggy for astronauts on the Artemis missions.

The moon is turning red in the night sky this morning in an event known as a blood moon. The phenomenon only happens a handful of times a year, and this is your next chance to spot one in the UK.

You can also see where astronauts, rovers and landers have ventured with our Apollo landing sites observing guide. You can prepare for the next full moon or eclipse with our guides on how to ...