NASA has awarded Firefly Aerospace a $93.3 million contract to take a lunar lander module loaded with experiments to the surface of the moon. While the company will not be performing the launch itself ...

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.

The lander module from India's moon mission was located on the lunar surface on Sunday, one day after it lost contact with the space station, and efforts are underway to try to establish contact with ...

China recently conducted a test of a lunar lander, marking a turning point in the country’s space ambitions. The experiment is a central part of efforts to land astronauts on the moon by the end of ...

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 ...

Could 2026 be the year humanity finally sees lunar terrain that no Apollo eye has ever seen? NASA’s Artemis II mission will launch early in the year, carrying commander Reid Wiseman, astronauts Victor ...

Astrobotic continues assembly of the Griffin-1 lunar lander, now scheduled for launch no earlier than July 2026. Credit: Astrobotic WASHINGTON — Astrobotic Technology says it now plans to launch its ...

The spacecraft's laser range finder, or LRF, experienced an anomaly that prevented Resilience from obtaining valid measurements of its distance from the lunar surface. When you purchase through links ...

Tokyo-based ispace hopes to succeed where its 2023 mission fell short, with a new lander, new software and a new chance at lunar history.