NASA's Artemis program goal of establishing a human presence on Earth's moon is closer than ever to becoming a reality within ...

For the past week, an uncrewed lunar lander has been journeying through outer space on a 60-day mission to the moon on behalf ...

Scientists think a small rock discovered near Earth last August was hurled into space by an ancient impact on the lunar surface.

When it comes to sending humans back to the moon, knowing how to work with the regolith that coats the ground will be make-or ...

Engineers are working on systems that can turn lunar regolith into useful elements like oxygen.

Blue Ghost's final descent to the Moon is tentatively scheduled for March 2. The target landing site is in Mare Crisium, an ...

Late on March 13 and on into the early hours of March 14 the moon will turn a spooky red color in the skies above the U.S.

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The two lunar landers — Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost, and Resilience, built by the Japanese company ispace — lifted off ...

Blue Ghost's main mission will be research. It will hang out in Earth's orbit for 25 days taking measurements and waiting for ...

What is the moon phase today? Today, Jan. 22, 2025, the moon is 23 days old, in the Waning Crescent phase of its lunar cycle. It is 40% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the ...