The U.S. and China are each planning to land in the Moon’s Shackleton crater this year. Whoever gets there first will secure ...
The findings could have implications for NASA’s Artemis program, which aims to returns Americans to the lunar surface for the ...
Low, winding ridges run across the Moon’s dark plains like faint seams in cooled wax. They are easy to miss in a wide photo. Up close, they look like the surface has been gently pushed from below. A ...
Sixty years after Luna 9’s pioneering journey, researchers believe they may have found the craft’s final resting place.
Data from a NASA lunar orbiter has helped researchers deduce two potential locations for a defunct Soviet spacecraft called Luna 9 ...
Researchers have uncovered more than a thousand previously unknown tectonic ridges across the Moon’s dark plains, showing the Moon is still contracting and reshaping itself. These features are among ...
The lander became the first spacecraft to send back pictures of the Moon, three years before Apollo 11. The post Scientists Spot Signs of Derelict Soviet Moon Lander on Lunar Surface appeared first on ...
The spacecraft made history, returning the first images from the surface of the Moon. But its whereabouts have become a ...
Luna 9 was the first spacecraft to soft-land on the Moon, sending the first images from the lunar surface to Earth. The Luna ...
A rare total lunar eclipse — often called a Blood Moon — will be visible in the early morning hours of March 3, 2026. Here’s ...