Astronomy contributor and lunar expert Robert Reeves looks back on a Texas-sized achievement in Moon exploration.

LISTER, mounted below Blue Ghost’s lower deck, measures the flow of heat from the moon's interior with a sophisticated ...

The space-age design hinges on a lightweight construction and a tripod-based frame. Every product ... a design inspired by NASA’s Apollo 11 moon lander. Because they can extend and retract ...

Firefly Aerospace on Monday announced the conclusion of its Blue Ghost lunar lander mission, declaring it the first “fully successful” commercial operation on the moon.

Until then, the U.S. had not landed on the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972. No one else has sent astronauts to the moon, the overriding goal of NASA’s Artemis program. And only four other countries ...

The Athena lunar lander has captured its first up-close look at Earth's cosmic neighbor since it began orbiting the moon less than a week into its journey to the surface. Intuitive Machines, the ...

Until then, the U.S. had not landed on the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972. No one else has sent astronauts to the moon, the overriding goal of NASA’s Artemis program. And only four other countries ...

"The IM-1 Mission successfully landed the first spacecraft on the Moon's south pole region, marking the United States' first return since Apollo 17 and the first commercial lunar lander to ...