The Blue Ghost spacecraft, named for a species of firefly, took eclipse chasing to new heights. Not only did it see the Earth block the Sun from an unexplored location on the Moon, but the lander fell ...
Since those early steps, extravehicular activity has helped provide the solutions to many problems that astronauts face in ...
Astronomy contributor and lunar expert Robert Reeves looks back on a Texas-sized achievement in Moon exploration.
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander fell silent over the weekend, wrapping up two weeks of science experiments for NASA.
Charles Duke, a former New Braunfels resident, is known for being the youngest person to walk on the moon. Throughout his ...
This reddish appearance has led to the nickname "blood moon." 11:57 PM EDT (8:57 PM PDT) – Partial eclipse begins, moon starts to darken. 1:09 AM EDT (10:09 PM PDT) – 50% totality. 2:26 AM EDT ...
Academy Award winner Tom Hanks, Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke and three of the Artemis II crew on Monday attended a VIP ...
Here’s a look at NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), the United States government agency that conducts research into space. There are 10 major NASA facilities, including the Kennedy ...
I truly believe every person out there, at one time in his or her life, wanted to be an astronaut. I was that kid, and ...
Jones handed Rockwell a script for "Moon" nine months later and it's easy to see why the actor signed up. He would go on to win an Oscar for "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" in 2017, but ...
The Athena lander, built by Texas outfit Intuitive Machines, set down at 1730 UTC Thursday in the Mons Mouton region just 160 km (100 miles) from the South Pole of the Moon, after riding a SpaceX ...