Last year in August, the number of moons orbiting Earth temporarily doubled, admittedly from the low starting point of "one", ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado — Lessons learned and on-the-spot surprises from the first fully successful commercial lunar ...

This year will be a landmark year for lunar exploration, with three moon landings scheduled in quick succession that demonstrate humanity’s renewed enchantment with our closest celestial neighbour.

Condon was commissioned by a Swedish circus troupe, Kompani Giraff, to soundtrack their theatrical performance A Study of ...

Simply look to the western sky after sunset. The delicate form of the crescent moon is set to draw close to the planet ...

The Sea of Rains (Mare Imbrium) The Sea of Rains is one of the largest locations where lunar land is available. This enormous dark basaltic plain on the Moon has been a target for many lunar missions.

The lander targeted a site near Mons Latreille in Mare Crisium, achieving a precision landing within ~100 m of the aim point. Built as a solar-powered lander about 2 m tall and 3.5 m wide, Blue Ghost ...

Learn why water levels are important to understand on the moon and how it could impact future missions to build exploration ...

Over the past two decades, extensive studies of lunar samples from the nearside have ... isotopes in melt inclusions and apatite within CE6 mare basalts—the first samples returned from the ...

ispace revealed that the Mare Frigoris or 'sea of cold' has been chosen for three reasons. First is the stable terrain which poses less risk to the lander during descent, rich regolith perfect for ...