50 years ago: NASA blasts off the first humans to experience a lunar close encounter The previous Saturn V didn't go so well, but you guys will be fine. Trust us Science21 Dec 2018 | 123
China on its way to becoming the first nation to land on the far side of the Moon Chang'e-4 is in the pipe; 5 by 5 Science10 Dec 2018 | 36
Chinese biz baron wants to shove his artificial moon where the sun doesn't shine – literally Video Man-made satellite to eliminate need for street lamps Bootnotes18 Oct 2018 | 108
Astroboffins may have found the first exomoon lurking beyond the Solar System It's so big that it's possible that it could have its own little moons Science04 Oct 2018 | 43
NASA to celebrate 55th anniversary of first Moon landing by, er, deciding how to land humans on the Moon again In 2024, boffins realise a Saturn V is parked outside Houston Science26 Sep 2018 | 85
Revealed: The billionaire baron who’ll ride Elon’s thrusting erection to the Moon and back Video Please click on this story so at least you'll learn the identity from us and not one of the 1,000 other sites out there Science18 Sep 2018 | 77
It's official – satellite spots water ice at the Moon's chilly poles Maybe future astronauts can finally enjoy a nice cuppa Science21 Aug 2018 | 28
Solar winds will help ESA probe smell what Mercury's cookin' Sun's exhalations whip up molecules on planets with weak magnetic fields Science13 Jun 2018 | 9
Woman sues NASA for ownership of vial of space dust She claims it was gift from Apollo veteran Neil Armstrong Science12 Jun 2018 | 83
No lie-in this morning? Thank the Moon's gravitational pull Complex tidal forces have drawn out the day Science06 Jun 2018 | 86
Astroboffins, get in here and explain Saturn's odd-shaped balls Well, technically speaking, the gas giant's ring system takes regular hard poundings Science23 May 2018 | 14
NASA’s new exoplanet-spotter survives sling past the Moon Store-and-forward probe TESS warms up its cameras with a snap of 200,000 stars Science21 May 2018 | 30
NASA boss insists US returning to the Moon after Peanuts to show for past four decades Plus: Russia's space head honcho launched out of his job Science09 May 2018 | 48
Lakes on the moon? Boffins think they've found the evidence Watery remains of meteorites could be trapped in craters Science04 May 2018 | 7
India: Yeah, we would like to 3D-print igloos on the Moon Are we really doing this? ask politicos Science26 Mar 2018 | 80
Scientists change their minds, think water may be all over the Moon Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink. Or fuel a rocket. Yet... Science28 Feb 2018 | 24
NASA budget shock: Climate studies? GTFO. We're making the Moon great again, says Trump Cheer up – by 2030, we'll have flying cars, too Science12 Feb 2018 | 154
Google yanks cash firehose from Lunar X Moonshot comp. The actual Moon shot one $30m prize will go unclaimed after repeated extensions Science24 Jan 2018 | 17
Trump to NASA: Fly me (or some other guys) to the Moon POTUS also wants to Make Mars Great Again Science12 Dec 2017 | 97
India to launch moon mission in March 2018 Chandrayaan-2 will send a rover and an orbiter to Luna Science29 Oct 2017 | 30
Japan finds long, deep tunnel on the Moon With fewer meteors, lower radiation and better weather, this is a nice place for a colony Science20 Oct 2017 | 67
What does the Moon 4bn years ago and Yahoo! towers this week have in common? Both had an awful atmosphere Huge explosions belched foul gases, but enough about Y!... Science07 Oct 2017 | 30
Scientists produce a map marking water hotspots on the Moon Just landed on the Moon and fancy a drink? Step on up Science14 Sep 2017 | 19
Violent moon mishap will tear Uranus a new ring or two Astroboffins predict cosmic collision for ice giant Science06 Sep 2017 | 51
Space boffins competing for $20m Moon robot X-Prize are told: Be there by March 31 – or bust Teams get extra wiggle room to hit final deadline Science17 Aug 2017 | 20
Alien 'lava lamp' with dying magnetic field orbited Earth a billion years ago – science Ancient Moon rocks vital clue in space dynamo study Science11 Aug 2017 | 23
Sailor Moon? More like sail to the Moon: Japan vows to set foot on lunar soil by 2030 All part of the wider plan to visit the dusty wasteland of Mars Science30 Jun 2017 | 19
Spacecraft spots possible signs of frozen water on the Moon Evidence could uncover how oceans formed on Earth Science01 Jun 2017 | 35
Armstrong's moon-purse set for $4m bid-off One small bag for a man, one giant check for Sotheby's Bootnotes23 May 2017 | 6
NASA nixes Trump's moonshot plan First flight of Orion capsule atop Space Launch System slips from 2018 to 2019 Science15 May 2017 | 63
LUNAR-CY! SpaceX announces a Moon trip-for-two it'll inevitably miss the deadline on 2018? No. And we're assuming they'll be back in one piece Science27 Feb 2017 | 60
RIP Eugene Cernan: Last man on the Moon dies aged 82 Apollo 10 and 17 astronaut, moonwalker, spacewalker, pioneer Science16 Jan 2017 | 40
You know how cop cars pile into each other in old comedy movies? That's how the Moon was built, say boffins Moonlets glommed together Science10 Jan 2017 | 23
'Extra-supermoon' to appear next week Stay up Monday night because Luna's not going to be readier for a close-up for 18 years Science08 Nov 2016 | 43
China's moon rover dies of extreme old age, after two-and-a-half years Yutu – aka Jade Rabbit – ground to a halt years ago, but is now pining for the craters Science08 Aug 2016 | 23
Cosmic bonks, breakups led to birth of Saturn's moons as dinos died out Boffins finger born-again space trio Science25 Mar 2016 | 30
China wants to bring home moon rocks in moon vacuum Apollo just chucked samples in a suitcase. China wants in situ studies Science18 Feb 2016 | 31
Apollo 15 commander's watch clocks up $1.6m at auction Hefty price tag for Dave Scott’s lunar timepiece Science23 Oct 2015 | 14
Made you jump! Space to give Earth an asteroid Halloween scare NASA warns cosmic rock travelling at ludicrous velocity Science21 Oct 2015 | 52
Rocketeers aim for the Moon with first-stage £600k tin-rattle Audacious Moonspike mission lands on Kickstarter Science01 Oct 2015 | 38
China eyes the dark, sorry, far side of the Moon Probe to touch down by 2020, space boffin claims Science09 Sep 2015 | 28
Fiery old geysers FOUND ON MOON: Volcanic past explained Still don’t believe we went there? Science25 Aug 2015 | 17
Say 'cheese'! Cassini probe ZOOMS IN on Saturn's craggy Dione moon NASA: Spacecraft flies within 300 miles of icy surface Science20 Jun 2015 | 11
Are ALIENS hiding on Jupiter's Europa? Let's find out, cry NASA bods Pic Black monolith detector ought to be in probe's package Science19 Jun 2015 | 29
Moon blocks Uranus for stargazers Down Under How to watch the lunar Moonie online Science11 Jun 2015 | 12
RELICS of the Earth's long lost TWIN planet FOUND ON MOON Astroboffins reckon our world's sister created our beloved lunar body Science09 Apr 2015 | 51
So - you thought you knew all about the INSTANT COFFEE DUNES of TITAN? Methane winds must blow harder - boffins Science09 Dec 2014 | 40
That's no – actually it is: DEATH STAR MOON 'could be full of life-friendly water' Wobbles as it sloshes along, theorise astro boffins Science17 Oct 2014 | 23
Man's future in space ... Barack Obama: Mars. Narendra Modi: Mars. Vladimir Putin: Er, Moon Roscosmos confirms carrier rocket tests in lunar base plan Science25 Sep 2014 | 69
China to test recoverable moon orbiter I'll have some rocks and a moon cheese pizza please, home delivery Science11 Aug 2014 | 8
Riddle of odd bulge found on moon is solved When life gives you lemons, well ... Science31 Jul 2014 | 26
NASA Mars rover FINALLY equals 1973 Soviet benchmark Yet to surpass ancient Greek one, however Science29 Jul 2014 | 18
Cave pits, ideal for human bases, FOUND ON MOON Come on in out of the radiation and meteorites, and enjoy the unchanging temperature Science21 Jul 2014 | 33
Forty-five years ago: FOOTPRINTS FOUND ON MOON NASA won't be back any time soon, sadly Science20 Jul 2014 | 52
Man FOUND ON MOON denies lunar alien interface 'The UFO people were very very angry with me' Buzz Aldrin tells Reddit Science09 Jul 2014 | 93
Come off it, Moon, Earth. We know you're 60 million years older than we thought 'Might seem a small difference, but it is important,' say boffins Science12 Jun 2014 | 84
Evidence of ancient WORLD SMASHER planet Theia - FOUND ON MOON Apollo rock samples confirm even the name, claim boffins Science06 Jun 2014 | 56
R.I.P. LADEE: Probe smashes into lunar surface at 3,600mph Pics Swan dive signs off successful science mission Science18 Apr 2014 | 25
Skygazers prepare for 'blood Moon' caused by Earth eclipse Planetary shadow could cripple LADEE lunar probe Science15 Apr 2014 | 7
Space race auction: $130k raised for spacesuits, Apollo 11 kit Memorabilia from Moon landings, Mercury missions under hammer Science09 Apr 2014 | 16