China’s upcoming Chang’e-7 mission is poised to reshape the geopolitical and scientific landscape of lunar exploration. This highly ambitious operation will target the Moon’s south pole, deploying a suite of robotic instruments to investigate water ice,

For the first time in more than half a century, humans are preparing to leave Earth’s orbit and head near the moon, with NASA’s Artemis 2 mission set to launch in 2026. Decades after the last Apollo astronauts gazed back at our celestial neighbor,

NASA's Artemis II mission, set to launch on Feb. 6, will send four astronauts farther from Earth than any human has traveled in decades

Aslunar exploration intensifies, the potential for contamination of the Moon’s surface by spacecraft exhaust has become a growing concern among scientists. A recent study published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets highlights how the exhaust gases released during lunar missions could compromise the delicate,

Over half of the exhaust methane from lunar spacecraft could end up contaminating areas of the moon that might otherwise yield clues about the origins of Earthly life, according to a recent study. The pollution could unfold rapidly regardless of a spacecraft's touchdown site;

The next phase of the Commercial Lunar Payload Services moon exploration program began on Jan. 15, with the launch of the Firefly Blue Ghost. It continued with the launch of the Intuitive Machines Athena lander on Feb. 26. Since the Blue Ghost also had the ...

Lunar exploration will surge in 2026 as NASA, China, and private companies race to land spacecraft and robots on the moon

As lunar missions increase, scientists warn that spacecraft exhaust may contaminate sensitive regions of the moon faster than expected.

NASA begins demolishing outdated facilities in Alabama as new administrator Jared Isaacman launches major infrastructure modernization efforts for space exploration.