It was 1986, and the Cold War was still as icy as ever. The Iron Curtain was drawn; the US was busy illegally selling arms to ...

China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission could bring Red Planet rocks back to Earth as early as 2031—years ahead of ...

China’s lunar ambitions have evolved from symbolic flag planting to a systematic push for permanent space infrastructure.

Russia's first lunar lander mission in 47 years ended in failure when Luna-25 crashed into the moon. Credit: Space.com | ...

As 'Apollo 13' turns 30, we talk to legendary NASA flight director Gerry Griffin who helped make the film as realistic as ...

A laser navigating tool doomed a Japanese company’s lunar lander earlier this month, causing it to crash into the moon.

Celebrating its 65th anniversary this month, 12 to the Moon might not be the flashiest sci-fi to have emerged during the Cold ...

National Archives and Records Administration The space race between the United States and the Soviet Union stepped up a gear on May 25, 1961, when American President John F. Kennedy announced that his ...

After the Apollo 17 mission in December 1972, our last manned moon mission, there were a few unmanned probes from the U.S. and Soviet Union, and several landings by the Soviet Union.

First victories The Soviet Union’s Luna 9 successfully touches down on the moon in 1966, after its predecessors crash or miss the moon altogether. The U.S. follows four months later with Surveyor 1.