As the historic lunar flyby comes to a close, space companies and nations around the world are also shooting for the moon. Upcoming landings aim to change the landscape of space exploration

NASA officials announced contract awards for the initial elements of a lunar base on Tuesday, including two rovers that will provide mobility to astronauts. With the series of announcements, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman sought to maintain momentum around a Moon Base initiative revealed two months ago as part of the space agency’s return to the Moon.

After decades in the shadows of space exploration, the Moon is once again at the center of global attention. China’s ambitious Chang’e program has achieved historic milestones, including soft landings, rovers on the far side, sample returns, and even ...

Lunar Outpost has unveiled designs for a new Pegasus moon rover for a 2028 launch — but the Colorado-based company isn't stopping there.

Elisha Sauers writes about space for Mashable, taking deep dives into NASA's moon and Mars missions, chatting up astronauts and history-making discoverers, and jetting above the c

Artemis II is capturing global attention—but it’s only the next stride in NASA’s accelerating campaign to return humans to the moon and beyond. Artemis II will mark the first time humans set out to attempt a lunar flyby in over 50 years, another ...

The moon in a room A feature of CSIRO's Pullenvale site is the ISRU Facility fondly referred to as " the moon in a room." Aspects of the lunar surface have been recreated as a testbed for autonomous space exploration equipment—essentially robots that will be able to collect samples and learn more about the moon than we've ever known.

Capt. Eugene Cernan bounded across the surface of the moon for the last time, clasped the ladder of Apollo 17 and paused. "I believe history will record that America’s challenge of today has forged man’s destiny of tomorrow," he said in part, his ...