Several issues conspired to bring Athena down, including tough lighting conditions near the moon's south pole.

See the best photos of May 2025's full Flower Moon as it rose over landmarks and landscapes worldwide in a dazzling lunar ...

Time works differently on the moon – a dilemma that can throw up a few challenges when it comes to timekeeping on the ...

Technology is only a part of the immersive experience, which runs through mid-May in Santa Monica. Its creator believes human ...

An exhaustive examination of lunar gravity using data obtained by two NASA robotic spacecraft is offering new clues about why ...

China and Russia have signed a deal to build a nuclear power plant on the moon, a project that would provide energy for a ...

Analyzing gravity data collected by spacecraft orbiting other worlds reveals groundbreaking insights about planetary ...

The finding could explain the long-running mystery of why the surfaces of the lunar near and far sides are so different.

Russia and China have signed a deal to build a nuclear power plant on the moon, which will power the research station they ...

More people will be going to the Moon in coming years, and the way current legal frameworks are written could lead to ...

As for the Moon, the US Artemis missions aim to return astronauts there, perhaps by 2027. Later Artemis missions plan to use ...

“Along the way, we will inevitably have the capabilities to return to the Moon and determine the scientific, economic, and ...