Only one of these patches of lunar plain can be Luna 9’s actual landing site – and there’s no guarantee that either of them is. But the search is oddly compelling.

Blast off.

This is a step, if presently halting, toward future lunar missions and a long-term human presence on our companion world, one so important that even SpaceX is setting aside Mars for a greater focus on ...

All going well, a four-person crew will soon launch into deep space. But delays and troubled test flights have led some to ...

Luna 9 was the first spacecraft to soft-land on the Moon, sending the first images from the lunar surface to Earth. The Luna ...

What exactly do Trump and Vance know about this upcoming mission? Is it safe?

Researchers spot Luna 9 on Moon as AI and manual sleuthing converge Ai narrows the hunt for Luna 9 as Zelenyikots hand-traced ...

NASA prepared Artemis II to send astronauts around the Moon for the first time in 50 years, despite delays and rising competition from China’s lunar plans.

NASA's Artemis II is poised for the first lunar mission since 1972—with much more to come.

The Chandrayaan-4 mission is India's first lunar sample-return endeavour, set to land at the strategically chosen MM-4 site ...