Lunar Satellite Shoots Lasers to a Moon Lander for the First Time
NASA’s diligent lunar orbiter transmitted a laser beam to a dome-shaped aluminum device the size of a billiard ball on India’s Vikram lander, pinging its location on the Moon. This…
These Failed Missions to the Moon Remind Us That Space Is Hard
The Apollo 13 Saturn rocket being rolled out to the launch pad in 1970.Photo: NASA For millennia, our species looked at the Moon as a place that would forever be…
The Most Captivating Spaceflight Images of 2023
A view of Starship’s 33 Raptor engines during its second test flight on November 18.Image: Photo: SpaceX Experimental rockets, Moon landers, planetary flybys, breathtaking spacewalks, and vintage boosters—these are just…
Watch Live as India Attempts to Land on the Moon’s South Pole
India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission is aiming for a landing spot on the lunar south pole, hoping to make history as the nation’s first successful touchdown on the cratered surface. First Full-Color…
India’s Lunar Mission Captures Images of Far Side of the Moon Ahead of Historic Landing
Image: ISRO Chandrayaan-3 is India’s second attempt to land on the Moon. The first attempt didn’t go so well: Chandrayaan-2 crashed on the Moon in September 2019 due to an…
India’s Chandrayaan-3 Lander Successfully Launches on Mission to Moon’s South Pole
Update: July 14, 9:17 a.m. ET: India’s LVM3 rocket blasted off from Sriharikota at 2:35 p.m. local time, sending the lander on a trajectory that will take it to the…
Watch Live as India Attempts Latest Lunar Lander Launch
India’s third mission to the Moon is all set for liftoff, carrying the country’s hopes of safely landing on the lunar surface nearly four years after a failed first attempt.…