Sixty years after Luna 9’s pioneering journey, researchers believe they may have found the craft’s final resting place.

Several robotic spacecraft orbiting the Moon can take detailed pictures of its surface, so why send people around the Moon? A planetary geologist explains the benefits.

These advancements in China’s reusable rocket and lunar exploration programs come as NASA prepares to launch a crew of four astronauts on a loop around the far side of the Moon as soon as next month.

In the coming weeks, Artemis II will send humans around the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. Could it be a ...

Only one of these patches of lunar plain can be Luna 9’s actual landing site – and there’s no guarantee that either of them is. But the search is oddly compelling.

Mankind’s leap back to the moon will have to wait at least a month more after a final Artemis II launch rehearsal revealed critical fuel leaks in the mission’s giant rocket. The Artemis II launch ...

Two research teams have identified possible landing sites for Luna 9, the first human-made object to safely reach the lunar ...

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The space race between U.S. billionaires is heating up, with Elon Musk's ...