The race to build the first permanent Moon base is on! With NASA’s Artemis program, China and Russia’s lunar outpost plans, ...

The moon has always been a source of fascination for humanity. Its silvery glow has inspired poets, scientists, and dreamers ...

The launch vehicle, lander, and spacesuits have all reportedly entered initial development.

Intuitive Machines, a Houston company aiming to repeat a 2024 landing, said its spacecraft, Athena, has power and is communicating but may not be upright. It is unclear how that might impact the ...

What humanity intends to do on the only Earth’s satelliteThe Moon has long captivated human attention. The ancients regarded it as a ...

Commercial company Intuitive Machines has put its second probe on the moon, but it was not immediately clear if the vehicle ...

Scientists studying Apollo lunar mission samples uncovered evidence of a dual heritage for lunar water, tracing back to Earth ...

establishing a permanent lunar base. The program could help inform how NASA might carry out even more dangerous deep-space missions to Mars. It’s not clear what changes may be in store for the ...

• Houston-based company Intuitive Machines put its Athena spacecraft on the moon around 12:31 p.m. ET, but the lander’s exact status is currently unclear. • Mission teams believe the ...

Planetary scientists speculated that such pits could be an opening into a lava tube — a hollow underground channel where lava once flowed, and where astronauts could someday build a moon base.