Lunar Trailblazer will focus specifically on mapping the moon. A brief timeline of water discoveries on the Moon Scientists have long been fascinated by the surface of our closest celestial ...

Astronauts were last on the moon in 1972 during the Apollo 17 mission. But before Artemis II, NASA will send two missions to scout the surface of the lunar south pole for resources that could ...

Two moon landers, one from Japan’s ispace and the other from US-based Firefly Aerospace, have begun their historic journeys to the lunar surface following SpaceX’s unique double moonshot ...

The pioneering study explores the isotopic signatures of ... A 'Remelting' of Lunar Surface Adds a Wrinkle to Mystery of Moon's True Age Dec. 18, 2024 — Scientists propose a 'remelting' of the ...

A total lunar eclipse is due in March this year. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images "When Earth is positioned precisely between the moon and sun, Earth's shadow falls upon the surface of the moon ...

was left in lunar orbit after it rendezvoused with the command module Collins was in the next day and Eagle eventually landed back on the moon’s surface. Apollo 12 was NASA’s second crewed ...

Some of the technology could change the way we land on the moon and even help aid human life on the lunar surface. "They have rehearsed over and over and so they’re ready. This is a long time ...

Firefly is making its first attempt to put a vehicle on the moon, but this mission marks a second try for Ispace, after its first lander crashed and blasted a divot in the lunar surface in 2023.

Mare Crisium is in the northeast quadrant of the near side of the moon. NASA will pay Firefly $101.5 million if it takes 10 payloads to the lunar surface, and a bit less if it does not fully succeed.

Japanese space exploration company ispace is all set to launch its second lunar lander early Wednesday morning (Jan. 15), but what will the spacecraft carry with it to the moon? The ispace ...