The current plan calls for Resilience to land that day at 3:24 p.m. EST (2024 GMT) near the center of Mare Frigoris ("Sea of Cold"), a basaltic plain in the moon 's northern reaches. But that's not ...

Moon exploration is undergoing a potentially transformative moment. Over the course of six weeks, three different lunar landers began a rocket-fueled space journey to learn more about Earth’s nearest ...

With the launch of Intuitive Machines' Athena spacecraft atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket last night (Feb. 27), three lunar landers are currently on their way to the moon. Such a surge of exploration has ...

March 4 (UPI) --Japanese lunar exploration company ispace announced Tuesday it will aim to place a lander on the moon on June 6. Founder and CEO Takeshi Hakamada held a press conference Monday to ...

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander fell silent over the weekend, wrapping up two weeks of science experiments for NASA.

Before its mission came to an end, the Blue Ghost lander captured one more incredible view of sunset seen from the moon.The ...

Firefly Aerospace on Monday announced the conclusion of its Blue Ghost lunar lander mission, declaring it the first “fully ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese moon exploration company ispace said its Resilience lander will attempt a lunar touchdown at 4:24 a.m. on June 6 local time (1924 GMT on June 5) at the earliest ...

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander went dark in the lunar night on Sunday (March 16) as expected, bringing an end to ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Landing a spacecraft on the moon has long been a series of hits and misses. The latest casualty ...

Three companies are flying missions to land on the moon right now, in the early stages of a mad dash for lunar wealth. The moon may not be Mars-obsessed Elon Musk's favorite space destination, but ...