Watch NASA test its autonomous mini rover ahead of lunar mission
NASA is developing a small rover with autonomous smarts that will allow it to explore the lunar surface as part of a team of identical vehicles.
NASA will send its uncrewed Artemis mission to the moon in February 2022
NASA has confirmed that it will be heading back to the moon early next year, announcing that the uncrewed Artemis I mission will launch in February 2022.
NASA photos show Orion capsule atop its mega moon rocket
NASA has taken a big step toward the launch of the Artemis I moon mission after placing the Orion crew capsule atop the almighty SLS rocket.
NASA wants you to appreciate the moon on Saturday night
NASA has some exciting goodies lined up for International Observe the Moon Night this Saturday. Here’s what to expect.
New Chang’e-5 lunar sample includes youngest volcanic moon rocks to date
A team has analyzed a lunar sample from China’s Chang’e-5 spacecraft and found it contains some of the youngest volcanic lunar material discovered to date.
See the moon’s Tycho Crater in stunning detail, captured from the ground
An incredible photo of the surface of the moon has been captured, which is the highest-ever image of the moon taken from the ground.
China’s lunar sample contains glassy beads and impact fragments
The lunar sample taken by China’s Chang’e-5 mission has been analyzed and found to contain some ‘exotic’ fragments.
Researchers create lunar life support system by baking moon dust
Future lunar explorers may be able to create water and oxygen from moon dust, using new research from the European Space Agency and others.
NASA reveals landing site for its water-hunting lunar rover
NASA has revealed the lunar landing site for its VIPER rover in what will be its first resource-mapping mission on the surface of another celestial body.
Once in a blue moon: Catch a true Blue Moon tomorrow night
A Blue Moon is a genuine astronomical event, and you can catch a true Blue Moon tomorrow night, on Sunday, August 22.