NASA plans to return Americans to the moon for the first time in half a century during the Artemis III mission to the lunar ...

YR4, which orbits the sun every four years and periodically crosses Earth's orbit. The nature of its orbit makes it a ...

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost commercial lander has gone dark on the moon as planned, but not before sending back ...

The Startup Pulsar Fusion is proposing a 2 Megawatt nuclear fusion orbital components for 2027. Pulsar has now proceeded to ...

If all goes according to plan, the Athena lander will touch down near the moon's south pole on or around March 6.

The Athena lander fired its engines for eight minutes and 12 seconds on Monday (March 3), slowing the spacecraft down and entering lunar orbit. Athena is now all set to make a landing attempt ...

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

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 ...

Since the spacecraft has a relatively small engine, its planned trajectory will use the gravity of the sun, Earth, and moon to guide it to the final orbit—a technique called low-energy transfer.

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 landing ...

The company's Lunar Surface Communications System will use its 4G/LTE network to connect Athena with two other vehicles on the mission, allowing for data transfer and communication. While it's ...

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 ...