the moon

We’ve all heard the phrase “The Man in the Moon,” but who wanted to go see if he’s up there? That’s a rough…

Hot damn, look at the freakin’ Moon!

The Apollo program was a stunning technological feat, but, on the 50th anniversary of Apollo 13, we’re reminded of…

It looks like the Death Star’s laser cannon, but this proposed lunar telescope—built inside a natural crater on the…

Scientists at the European Space Agency are using a powerful new simulator to relive the Apollo 15 mission in…

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 13, NASA has launched an online experience in which you can relive the…

On January 3, 2019, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) accomplished a human first: It successfully…

European researchers are working on a system that can churn out breathable oxygen from simulated samples of moon dust…

Imagine you’re an astronaut, gazing out over the Moon’s icy gray surface. You’re on a field assignment, checking…

For the first time in astronomical history, a space-based radio telescope is gathering data from the Moon’s far…

At a House hearing held yesterday in Washington D.C., members of Congress and space experts voiced serious concerns…

India hopes to become just the fourth nation to successfully land a probe on the Moon and the first to land a probe…

The Chandrayaan-2 mission is officially off to a promising start, as India vies to become the fourth nation to land…

When NASA sent humans to the Moon for the very first time, it wanted its astronauts prepared for anything. So in…

Mission planners for the lunar Gateway project have decided how the lunar outpost should orbit the Moon—and it’s…

Prior to the first Moon landing, scientists had good reason to believe the lunar surface was covered in a fine layer…

Fifty years ago this week, humankind landed on the Moon for the first time. It was one of the most impressive…

The far side of the Moon contains an enormous and very weird structure at its South Pole. And scientists think they…

It’s been a week of ups and downs for NASA’s Moon landing program, as the agency has awarded its first contract for…

Astronauts and Jeff Bezos-types hoping to set up shop on the Moon might have another challenge to worry about:…