Hakuto-r captures a rare “terrestrial sunrise” during a total eclipse just before crashing into the Moon, revealing the ...

The successful placement of Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander on the Moon’s surface has been confirmed by NASA’s Lunar ...

The Blue Moon Mark 1 (MK1) lunar lander is big, beautiful, and preparing to launch within the next four months. Can Blue ...

Blue Origin is closing out the year in style. Jeff Bezos’ private space company ...

On Dec. 1, 2013, China launched its first-ever mission to land a rover on the moon. With the Yutu rover on board, the Chang'e ...

As part of this move, Duffy asked NASA’s current lunar lander contractors, SpaceX and Blue Origin, for more nimble plans. Neither has specified those plans publicly, but a recent update from SpaceX ...

The delays elicited concern from industry experts, Congress, and NASA about SpaceX’s ability to land astronauts on the Moon by mid-2027. In October, Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy reopened the ...

Over a half-century after the triumph of Apollo, it's frustrating to see China take the lead in a new space race as the White House shackles NASA to exert political control. The China Manned Space ...

Mona Luna, the first "100% European-built lunar rover," is being built by Venturi Space and it targets a Moon landing in 2030 ...

Luna 25’s story is one of ambition thwarted by planetary geopolitics. Yet it fuels ongoing lunar pursuits. The United States finds itself in the middle of a new space race. This time, that race is ...

Though SpaceX was awarded the lunar lander contract in 2021, NASA recently indicated its intention to consider other options from Blue Origin and Lockheed Martin. Under its Artemis campaign, NASA is ...