There’s now a spacecraft on the moon that’s upside down
Japan’s SLIM lander upside down on the moon. The image contains missing data in the center. JAXA Japan achieved a space milestone last Saturday when it achieved a soft landing…
Fly your name to the moon as part of historic NASA mission
Illustration of NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) on the surface of the Moon NASA Ames/Daniel Rutter / NASA Ames/Daniel Rutter NASA likes to bring its missions closer to…
NASA’s Orion spacecraft did something special exactly a year ago
On November 16 last year, NASA achieved the first-ever launch of its next-generation lunar rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), in the Artemis I mission. The rocket carried to space…
NASA photo shows off engines that will power next crewed lunar mission
NASA NASA has shared an awesome shot (below) showing the four engines that will power the first crewed mission to the moon in five decades. The four RS-25 engines were…
With its moon lander, India hopes to succeed where Russia just failed
India is just a couple of days away from attempting a historic soft landing on the moon, which, if successful, would see it join an elite club alongside the U.S.,…
NASA’s moon crew enjoys first close encounter with their Orion spaceship
The four astronauts embarking on a mission to the moon next year have had their first good look at the Orion capsule that will take them there. NASA astronauts Christina…
How to watch first privately funded moon landing on Tuesday
An attempt at the first privately funded lunar landing is about to take place, and you can watch a livestream of the effort on Tuesday. Japan’s iSpace launched its Hakuto-R…
Watch NASA’s video teasing the reveal of Artemis moon astronauts
NASA is about to name the four astronauts who’ll be sent on a flyby of the moon in a historic mission currently set for next year. The space agency has…
This NASA site will let you track Artemis I moon mission in real time
NASA’s online tracker will let you follow the Orion spacecraft’s flight between Earth and the moon during the six-week Artemis I mission later this month.
NASA animations depict highly anticipated Artemis I mission
NASA has released animations that explain in simple terms how it plans to fly its new Orion spacecraft to the moon and back in the Artemis I mission.