This is the story of LK, the Soviet answer to Apollo's LEM.Let's take a look at why this prized piece of communist tech never made its way to the Lunar surface.

A third private moon lander is getting closer to touchdown on Earth's only satellite this summer after Japan-based company ispace said its robotic mission is now orbiting the Moon.

The SLIM spacecraft — nicknamed the Moon Sniper — is now in lunar orbit ahead of Japan’s planned attempt to land the vehicle on the moon’s surface in mid-January.

India moon lander successfully reaches lunar south pole, begins hunt for water ice. ... Luna-25 was Russia's first lunar landing since the uncrewed Soviet Luna-24 in 1976.

Soviet space lander set to reenter Earth's atmosphere this weekend Kosmos 482 has been orbiting the Earth for decades. It's still unknown if the craft will fall to Earth intact or burn up upon ...

A lunar lander likely plummeted 3 miles before smashing into the lunar surface after an attempt to make a soft touchdown on the moon, Ispace said Friday. CNN values your feedback 1.

The Luna-25 lander, Russia’s first space launch to the moon’s surface since the 1970s, entered lunar orbit last Wednesday and was supposed to land as early as Monday.

The launch of the Luna-25 craft to the moon will be Russia’s first since 1976 when it was part of the Soviet Union. The Russian lunar lander is expected to reach the moon on Aug. 23, about the ...

The soon-to-reenter Soviet Cosmos 482 Venus probe is getting increased attention by satellite trackers – and new imagery provides some interesting details.

The launch of the Luna-25 craft to the moon will be Russia's first since 1976 when it was part of the Soviet Union. The Russian lunar lander is expected to reach the moon on Aug. 23, about the ...

Russia is scheduled to launch its first mission to the moon in nearly 50 years on Friday, pitting it in a space race with India which is also aiming to land a lunar craft this month.