Moon
Japan Moon Lander Sleeps After Sending Science — Will It Wake Up Again?
After a few days of wakefulness, Japan's SLIM moon lander has gone dormant once more at the start of a…
NASA Wants to Put a Massive Telescope on the Moon
As part of the Artemis Program, NASA intends to establish all the necessary infrastructure to create a "sustained program of…
The Moon is Still Shrinking, Explaining Why it Still Has Landslides
Although our Moon formed 4.5 billion years ago, it's still evolving. The interior continues to cool and its orbit is…
Japan’s Moon Lander Is Lying On Its Side After Hitting Its Target
Now we know why Japan's lunar lander wasn't able to recharge its batteries after touching down on the moon last…
China Reveals How it’s Planning to Search for Water Ice at the Moon’s South Pole
It’s been a big week for Chinese space exploration. First a successful test flight of Zhuque-3 and this week we…
Japan’s Moon Lander Touches Down, But Power Problem Mars Its Mission
Update for Jan. 21: The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency shut down its moon lander to conserve battery power, but says…
Astrobotic Confirms it Won’t be Landing on the Moon
It’s a real shame that spaceflight is seen as routine by the world’s media. In reality, our exploration of the…
The First Launch of ULA’s Vulcan Goes Smoothly, but there’s a Problem with its Lander Payload
Space missions regularly test multiple new technologies in one go. It's very common to have a single mission test out…
We Owe Our Lives to the Moon
Life appeared on Earth through a series of lucky coincidences, and that luck started with our Moon. None of the…
Questions Remain on Chinese Rocket That Created an Unusual Double Crater on the Moon
In November, we reported how an impact on the Moon from a Chinese Long March rocket booster created an unusual…