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

To achieve its ambitious plans for missions to the moon and beyond, Russia needs other spacefaring nations as partners. But ...

We explore the dramatic story of NASA's Apollo Program, beginning with President Kennedy's ambitious deadline for a lunar ...

Aside from Texas-based Firefly, only five countries have pulled off a successful lunar landing: the Soviet Union, the U.S., China, India and Japan. And only the U.S. has put astronauts on the moon, ...

China’s ambition is ultimately to establish a permanent presence on the moon, particularly at the lunar south pole, where water ice resides in perpetually shadowed craters. By 2035, China aims to ...

The space race continues, possibly culminating in a Soviet moon landing in the early 2000s. Global politics evolve into a tense multipolar landscape.

Over half a century ago, Apollo astronauts encountered something surprising littering the desolate lunar surface: a vast number of tiny orange beads. As Universe Today reports, scientists have ...

ROSES C.10 Lunar Mapping Program (LMAP) We are seeking reviewers for the ROSES C.10 Lunar Mapping Program (LMAP). Signing up does not commit you to serve, nor is NASA obligated to invite you. Here are ...

GOLDEN, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lunar Outpost today announced that its Australian subsidiary, Lunar Outpost Oceania, will lead the charge in building Australia’s first lunar rover. The project ...

Although few would dispute that McClain has a very cool job, it will probably still be a while before her work with the U.S. Space Program takes her all the way to the Moon. Micah Hanks is the ...