No one has been back to the moon for over 50 years, but the reasons why are multifaceted and not obvious at first glance.

A private US company says it has landed a spacecraft close to the Moon's South Pole but fears the machine is not upright. The Athena spacecraft is communicating with Earth, but is not in the "correct ...

The moon holds incredible promise as a stepping stone for human exploration and a potential source of resources to sustain ...

Nasa's Artemis II mission is advancing, with technicians successfully integrating key components of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket at Florida's Kennedy Space Center.

As NASA gears up for a manned moon landing through its Artemis program, some Japanese venture companies are taking steps toward making it possible for humans to eventually live there. Shingo ...

The existence of water there is central to the ambitious goal behind NASA’s Artemis program: to create a permanent human presence on the moon. By Christian Davenport Jan. 9 at 6:35 a.m. In 2010 ...

International Moon Day marks the anniversary of the first landing by humans on the Moon as part of the Apollo 11 lunar mission in 1969. The celebrations will also consider the achievements of all ...

presented plans to build living facilities required for human habitation on the moon and Mars and a transportation system reminiscent of a galaxy express. “There is no plan like this in other ...

Firefly is carrying out this mission as a contractor under NASA’s CLPS and Artemis programs, which aim to use robotic landers to scout the moon before humans return later this decade.

NASA aims to travel to the moon again—and beyond. Here’s a look at the 21st-century race to send humans into space. Private spaceflight is not a new concept. In the United States, commercial ...

SpaceX will build a lunar lander as part of NASA's Artemis mission Jason Hahn is a former Human Interest and Sports Reporter for PEOPLE. He started at PEOPLE's Los Angeles Bureau as a writer and ...