Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander, a private spacecraft hired by NASA to take experiments to the moon, is flying laps around Earth right now as it gears up for its first attempt at a lunar ...

Before Apollo astronauts set foot upon the moon, much remained unknown about the lunar surface. While most scientists ...

head of the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), handled the media at the 2:10 a.m. gathering to report on progress in the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) probe.

Private space company Firefly is guiding its Blue Ghost lander through space to attempt its first moon landing March 2, 2025. Credit: Firefly Aerospace A robotic spacecraft has beamed home crisp ...

Private space company Firefly is guiding its Blue Ghost lander through space to attempt its first moon landing in March.

Lunar Trailblazer is part of a growing list of probes and landers heading toward the moon to search for water ice. LITTLETON, Colorado — A university-led lunar orbiter designed to pinpoint the ...

Illustration showing the Lunar Trailblazer probe on the prowl to probe the abundance and distribution of water on the moon, as well as the lunar water cycle. | Credit: Lockheed Martin LITTLETON ...

“Both instruments will allow us to understand how surface temperature affects water, improving our knowledge of the presence and distribution of these molecules on the Moon.” The spacecraft ...

Japan may yet manage to salvage its Moon lander, the country's space agency Jaxa says - if sunlight hits it in the right place. The Slim spacecraft was turned off just three hours after its historic ...

There is a chance, albeit slim, that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the Moon, creating a new crater and an explosion that might ...