In the summer of 2024, a robotic mission landed for the first time on the far side of the Moon. The Chinese Chang’e-6 lander planted a flag, dug up more than four pounds of rock and soil, and brought ...

You might see the Moon as a grey, lifeless orb that orbits our planet each day. However, many researchers believe that the Moon is more alive than we believe. Further, they believe that the Moon's ...

Though each arc of Sailor Moon has its own unforgettable narrative, there is no doubt that the very first arc will always remain in the memories of every fan. After all, this is the period of time ...

The South Pole-Aitken Basin on the Moon formed from a gigantic impact about 4.3 billion years ago. But that impact may have changed everything about the Moon and explained why the lunar farside looks ...

Chandrayaan-4 will collect about two kilograms of Moon soil and rocks using a robotic arm that will scoop and drill the ...

Today, Moon Express made history as the first private space company to request the U.S government to conduct a payload review of its spacecraft and plans leading to regulatory approval of a commercial ...

Japan has successfully landed on the Moon, becoming only the fifth country to nail the often-perilous maneuver. The accomplishment comes one day after Astrobotic’s highly-anticipated Peregrine lander ...

The first manned moon landing is still one of the most remarkable achievements in human history. A man on the moon was, for much of our existence, a metaphor for an impossible achievement. Yet the ...

For radio astronomers, Earth is a noisy place. Many modern electronics leak radio signals, which interfere with the long, faint wavelengths of light studied by radio observatories. And for decades, ...

Volcanic rock samples collected during NASA's Apollo missions bear the isotopic signature of key events in the early evolution of the Moon, a new analysis found. Those events include the formation of ...

Buzz Aldrin on the Apollo 11 mission. Credit: Neil Armstrong/NASA This story is part of our celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission. View the rest of our special coverage here.

Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin Jr., who reimagined the potential of human achievement before a worldwide audience when he walked on the moon, was born on this day in history, Jan. 20, ...