A startup company wants to establish mining operations on the moon to extract a rare isotope needed for future quantum ...

As Firefly Aerospace prepared to close out a two-week mission on the moon, its lander had one final gift to beam home: the first high-definition images of a lunar sunset.

Firefly Aerospace on Monday announced the conclusion of its Blue Ghost lunar lander mission, declaring it the first “fully ...

China’s Chang’e 6 mission uncovers evidence of a molten lunar magma ocean and a violent ancient impact.

Another Texas company, Intuitive Machines, ended up sideways in a crater near the moon’s south pole earlier this month, dooming the mission. It was the second incomplete mission for Intuitive ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The first private lunar lander to complete a successful moon mission went dark this weekend. Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Lunar Lander shut down as the sun set on the ...

Scientists found that some slopes on the Moon stay cold enough to hold ice. This could expand water sources for future space ...

See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025. Today, March 20, 2025, the moon is 20 days old and is in the Waning Gibbous phase of its lunar ...

Something similar will take place when humanity leaves Earth for destinations such as the Moon and Mars – although astronauts will face even greater challenges than, for example, the Vikings did ...