Moon

NASA panel fears a Starship lunar touchdown is more fantasy than flight plan

Safety watchdog doubts SpaceX can ready HLS in time for 2027 Artemis mission

Science22 Sep 2025 | 70

Brit scientists over the Moon after growing tea in lunar soil

It's one small sip for man...

Science22 Sep 2025 | 77

Ex-NASA chief: China likely to land humans on Moon before Uncle Sam does again

Overly complex architecture featuring SpaceX's Starship to blame

Science04 Sep 2025 | 72

NASA starts bolting together Artemis III rocket for 2027 Moon shot

Funding fights and Starship stumbles could still bring it back down to Earth

Science19 Aug 2025 | 50

Reckon you can put a nuclear reactor on the Moon?

You have until Thursday August 21 to respond if you do

Science15 Aug 2025 | 27

China says its lunar lander passed Luna-landing and take-off tests

Current plan calls for Taikonaut touchdown around 2030

Science11 Aug 2025 | 11

NASA boss calls for nuclear reactor on the Moon

Science budget? Whatever. It's all about beating China and Russia

Science08 Aug 2025 | 103

Lunar Trailblazer trails off as NASA loses probe to the void

Stricken spacecraft gives scientists the silent treatment

Science05 Aug 2025 | 6

NASA awards Firefly Aerospace $177M to drop more bots on the Moon

If at first you succeed, have some more money

Science30 Jul 2025 | 3

NASA gives Lunar Trailblazer a few more weeks to pick up the phone

Stricken probe giving US space agency the silent treatment

Science01 Jul 2025 | 2

Probability of Asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the Moon increases

Scientists improve knowledge by 20% thanks to James Webb Space Telescope data

Science10 Jun 2025 | 28

Japan's latest Moon landing written off as a failure after ispace probe goes dark

UPDATED Rangefinder broke during descent so lander didn't slow down

Science05 Jun 2025 | 51

Intuitive Machines blames dim lighting and dodgy data for second lunar faceplant

Touchdown with no topple? Company aims for third time lucky

Science14 May 2025 | 23

VIPER rover banished to storage as moonshot plan sputters

NASA cancels solicitation to get a partner to launch, land, and operate the bot for free

Science09 May 2025 | 12

Boffins turn Moon dirt into glass for solar panels, eye future lunar base power

Lugging a solar furnace to melt it could slash the need to launch bulky power gear from Earth

Science08 Apr 2025 | 32

NASA doubles odds of Moon hitting near-Earth asteroid

Heads up to those living on lunar base in 2032: DUCK!!

Science05 Apr 2025 | 54

Jeff Bezos can now taunt Elon Musk: I'm building a moon rover for NASA, when can Tesla do that?

Firefly Aerospace chooses Amazon boss's Honeybee Robotics to supply vehicle for 2028 mission

Science26 Mar 2025 | 50

Saturn runs rings around Jupiter

Ratification of 128 additional moons puts the smaller gas giant way ahead on satellite count

Science14 Mar 2025 | 18

Athena Moon lander officially FOADs – falls over and dies – in crater

Second time unlucky for Intuitive Machines, but hey, at least we got 250MB of data from it

Science07 Mar 2025 | 37

Moonshot goes sideways as Intuitive Machines' second lunar lander seemingly falls over

Space is hard. Hopefully not so hard the three rovers on this spaceship are lost

Science07 Mar 2025 | 35

Satnav systems built for Earth used by Blue Ghost lander as it approached the Moon

No, your car can't navigate in space. But perhaps colonies can find their way without dedicated lunar GPS

Science06 Mar 2025 | 39

First private moon lander to touch down safely starts sending selfies

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost planned to work for 14 days, should be useful for years thanks to its reflector that improves on Apollo-era tech

Science03 Mar 2025 | 25

There's a slight chance Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Moon in 2032

Very unlikely, but could make for a neat light show if it does

Science17 Feb 2025 | 61

NASA’s radiation tolerant computer lives up to its name after surviving Van Allen belts

'RadPC' flew on Firefly’s Ghost Riders in the Sky mission, which has left Earth Orbit and is headed for the Moon

Off-Prem11 Feb 2025 | 38

Blue Origin spins up lunar gravity for New Shepard flight

Bezos' rocketeers tout capability as useful for NASA and other tech providers

Science05 Feb 2025 | 24

European Space Agency picks Thales Alenia Space to build lunar lander

ESA and the Argonauts

Science31 Jan 2025 | 10

SpaceX launches 2 lunar landers on path to the Moon

Blue Ghost's first time, and second time lucky for Japanese company ispace?

Science15 Jan 2025 | 22

Celebrating when EVs went to the Moon with a Lego Lunar Roving Vehicle build

Even better use for the Technic range than the Mars Rover – with one big caveat

Offbeat11 Jan 2025 | 21

NASA's lunar Roomba set to suck up Moon dirt for study

Collecting regolith samples with a blast of gas

Science09 Jan 2025 | 21

Rocks from Chinese Moon mission suggest Luna's history needs revision

Meanwhile, NASA signs off on Artemis software upgrade

Science20 Dec 2024 | 18

A decade on from maiden flight, NASA's Orion is still waiting for its Moon moment

Hopefully it won't be another 10 years before the capsule is troubled by a crew

Science11 Dec 2024 | 6

NASA finds Orion heatshield cracks won't cook Artemis II crew

Lunar flights therefore set for seven-month delay and change re-entry approach, but redesign not needed

Science06 Dec 2024 | 39

India's Moon orbiter was shifted suddenly to avoid Korea's and NASA's craft

Apparently there's not enough space in space

Science22 Nov 2024 | 31

NASA wants ideas on how to haul injured moonwalkers

$45K says you can do it without a lunar rover

Science18 Nov 2024 | 61

First looks at China's Moon rock samples suggest Luna had volcanoes for longer than previously thought

Stuff from the far side is basalt - but less KREEP-y than expected

Science18 Nov 2024 | 1

China refreshes crew of its 'Celestial Palace' space station

Incoming trio includes first female engineer, a returning taikonaut, and one newbie

Science30 Oct 2024 | 10

NASA narrows Artemis III landing target list to nine

The Mons Mouton Plateau looks nice this time of year. Or maybe you prefer Slater Plain?

Science29 Oct 2024 | 18

The Astronaut wore Prada – and a blast from Michael Bloomberg

Stylish Artemis spacesuit design revealed last week should never fly, billionaire argues

Science21 Oct 2024 | 64

ESA astronaut on the difference between flying in a Soyuz and piloting a Crew Dragon

Interview Plus: We chat about going to the Moon and keeping the ISS running for a few more years

Science15 Oct 2024 | 9

Is the first European on the Moon in ESA's astronaut corps?

Interview Director General on being a good partner and developing rockets

Science11 Oct 2024 | 8

India funds Moon lander, space station module, and Venus orbiter

Wants lunar sample return within three years, Venus launch in 2028, orbiting hab in 2035, boots on Luna five years later

Science25 Sep 2024 | 10

Intuitive Machines shoots for the Moon with NASA's $4.82B lunar relay jackpot

Surely at least one crew will get there in the next ten years?

Science18 Sep 2024 | 3

Japan to put a small red Swedish house on the Moon

No, you read that right

Science13 Sep 2024 | 63

Faulty valve sent Astrobotic's Peregrine lander straight back to Earth's atmosphere

What goes up must come down – just not always on the Moon

Science30 Aug 2024 | 24

NASA's billion-dollar launcher is behind schedule and burning cash

Stop us if you've heard this one before

Science28 Aug 2024 | 16

Japan abandons SLIM hopes its lunar lander will revive, ends Moon mission

Lasted longer than expected, but hasn't been heard from since late April

Science26 Aug 2024 | 2

India delays planned space station and moon base by five years

As results from 2023's Chandrayaan-3 mission suggest south pole Moon magma

Science23 Aug 2024 | 30

Axiom Space dials up Nokia to connect moonwalkers to 4G

Can't even get good signal in my garden

Networks22 Aug 2024 | 4

NASA's VIPER rover might still reach the lunar surface after all

Intuitive Machines tosses hat into the ring for NASA's canceled trundlebot

Science14 Aug 2024 | 13

US standards body proposes atomic clocks in lunar orbit to keep Moon time

Knowing precise time on satellite essential if we want accurate GPS-like system for exploration

Science13 Aug 2024 | 17

Report slams Boeing and NASA over shoddy quality that's delayed SLS blastoff

Space Launch System project overspent, under-built, and is overdue, government probe finds

Science09 Aug 2024 | 55

Bugging out: 53 years since humans first drove a battery-powered car on the Moon

Feature And you thought you had range anxiety

Science03 Aug 2024 | 17

It is 60 years since a US spacecraft first took a close-up of the Moon

Ranger 7 finally gets its shot. Five years later, humans would follow

Science31 Jul 2024 | 17

ESA's meteorite bricks hit Lego stores, but don't get your wallet out just yet

In space, no one can hear you scream when you step on one

Offbeat23 Jul 2024 | 32

Evidence for Moon caves emerges as humans hunt for hospitable hideaway under lunar surface

Lava tubes promise shelter in future Moon missions

Science15 Jul 2024 | 33

China's Chang'e-6 capsule returns with lunar loot from the far side

Now to figure out if it really is rich in useful stuff that could fuel further exploration

Science26 Jun 2024 | 25