One week ago, a private lunar lander left the ground on a nearly 7-week journey to reach the surface of the moon. The launch may not have had the headline-grabbing power of last year's historic ...

The Windows Spotlight feature provides stunning desktop backgrounds (worth saving!), but the “Learn About This Picture” icon can be an unwelcome distraction. Unfortunately, you can’t just right-click ...

Oxygen isotope identity of the Earth and Moon with implications for the formation of the Moon and source of volatiles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2024; 121 (52) DOI: 10.1073 ...

SpaceX launched a pair of lunar landers Wednesday for U.S. and Japanese companies looking to jumpstart business on Earth’s dusty sidekick. The two landers blasted toward the moon, lifting off in the ...

The organization said that more than 90 important sites on the moon could risk destruction if space tourism is left unregulated. By Zachary Small For years, the World Monuments Fund has sought to ...

Blue Ghost and Resilience have left their home planet. CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — Get ready, moon: Two private landers have made it to space and will soon be headed your way! The two lunar ...

Not one but two private firms each launched spacecraft to the Moon today — a sign of companies’ growing interest in lunar exploration, a risky enterprise long dominated by government agencies.

Two lunar landers built by private companies in the US and Japan have left Earth aboard a SpaceX rocket as part of a rideshare to the Moon. The Falcon 9 took off from the Kennedy Space Center in ...

This lunar occultation is a rare spectacle; observers in specific locations only can expect to witness this event that happens only about once every 14 years. Listen to Story The moon will be just ...

The moon has always been a sign of hope, love, calm, and silence. For centuries now, people have depended on the sun and the moon to have an idea about the seasons, the days, the festivals that ...

Wednesday’s launch kicked off the company’s second attempt to send one of its Hakuto-R spacecraft to the moon. Ispace is a company that aims to sell its services to space agencies or private ...