During the Cold War, the U.S. and USSR raced to be first to send robotic and human explorers to the Moon, traversing lunar terrain and returning samples to Earth. These exploits and their scientific ...

Old Apollo rocks are providing a fresh take on the moon's magnetic field ...

The moon is weird. It's completely unlike anything else in the solar system. So how did our planet end up with such a special ...

NASA’s renewed interest in lunar exploration has captivated the imagination of space enthusiasts and scientists alike. While many assume that the return to the Moon is simply a nostalgic venture, the ...

An expensive lunar rover that once had its moon trip canceled has a ride once again. NASA has selected Blue Origin to help get VIPER, the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, to the moon ...

For decades, our species' space exploration efforts have relied on individual robotic systems that can do a job with no need for food, water, and sleep. That worked wonders so far, but as our goals ...

The only way to create a sustainable program of exploring the moon and Mars with humans, beyond the initial flush of achievement, is by fully integrating science into our planning. We won’t be able to ...

We know more about many aspects of the Moon than we know about any world beyond our own, and yet we have barely begun to solve its countless mysteries. In the decades since the last Apollo landing on ...

An expensive lunar rover that once had its moon trip canceled has a ride once again. NASA selected Blue Origin to help get VIPER, the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, to the moon by ...