That plan involves using SLS and Orion to put astronauts in lunar orbit, where they will dock with a SpaceX Starship ... for spaceflight much the way fishing party might charter a boat. SpaceX—then a ...

A placid fishing trip turned "berserk" for three New Zealand men when a dolphin weighing more than 400 kilograms (900 pounds) appeared to fall out of the sky before crash-landing in their small boat.

"Athena continues to be in excellent health and is expected to send lunar orbit selfies over the next two days before a ...

LRO, which has been studying the moon from lunar orbit since 2009, has also captured photos of Blue Ghost. The Firefly lander remains healthy and is expected to continue operating until March 16 ...

NASA's Artemis campaign is rapidly advancing the development of Gateway, a space station that will orbit the Moon and serve ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured this shot of Intuitive Machines' Athena lander ...

A private spacecraft carrying NASA instruments to the surface of the moon in preparation for astronauts to return in the years ahead has reached lunar orbit about a month into its spaceflight.

Firefly's lunar lander, named Blue Ghost, entered orbit around the moon last week, ending a four-day transit from Earth and starting to gear up for a lunar touchdown. In the lead-up to that ...

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander has successfully entered lunar orbit and captured breathtaking images of the Moon. The spacecraft is now preparing for its landing, scheduled for 2 March.

Currently in low lunar orbit, the spacecraft is passing within 60 miles of the moon’s surface and has captured a stunning video as it sweeps over the surface of the moon. “Firefly’s Blue ...