A Japanese-built moon lander called Resilience has crashed during its attempt to softly land on the lunar surface. This was Japan’s second try at reaching the moon with a private spacecraft, and ...

Boffins will soon be able to investigate the surface of the moon in Scotland after they found almost identical rocks in a coastal village. Researchers from the University of Aberdeen are using the ...

Japan's space agency said Thursday that its first lunar mission hit the tiny patch of the moon's surface it was aiming for, in a successful demonstration of its pinpoint landing system—although the ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a lunar lander from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, kicking off the latest attempt to touch down on the Moon’s surface. Houston-based startup Intuitive ...

“Two Texas companies flying landers to the moon that theoretically will be on the surface at the same time operating different missions on the moon — that’s just incredible for the United States.” ...

International Observe the Moon Night 2025 is upon us! Here's what to look for when the lunar disk rises above the eastern horizon on Oct. 4. Each year NASA teams up with a host of international ...

On Sunday morning, a spacecraft built by Firefly Aerospace softly touched down on the surface of the Moon, making the Texas-based startup the second private company in history to pull off the feat.

Firefly Aerospace is primed for a lunar landing attempt on Sunday (March 2) following a series of successful maneuvers in lunar orbit. The company's Blue Ghost lander entered lunar orbit on Feb. 13, ...

The moon is set to gain one more crater. A leftover SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage will impact the lunar surface in early March, marking the first time that a human-made debris item unintentionally ...