Chinese researchers analyzed the first-ever soil samples returned from the far side of the moon, but further samples will be ...

The Intuitive Machines' Nova-C "Odysseus" lander has delivered its first image from the surface of the moon. Also, see the ...

An instrument aboard the Vikram lander suggests that buried water ice could be found at higher latitudes, making it more abundant and easier to extract than previously believed.

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The lander was near the intended target site, but a sweep by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter in the coming days will confirm its position and orientation, he said. Launched last week ...

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter now takes images (like this one, above, of Tycho Crater) at least 100 times sharper. All these pioneering spacecraft will be represented in the new Destination ...

First image from Lunar surface: Eight months after Lunar Orbiter had taken the first photo of Earth from lunar orbit, Surveyor 3 On April 30, 1967, took the first-ever picture of Earth from the ...

A key piece of NASA’s lunar future has landed in the U.S. – the HALO module, destined for the Moon’s orbit as part of Gateway ...

A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on California's central coast today at 8:25 a.m. EDT (1225 GMT; ...

The discovery of natural satellites on Saturn assists researchers in understanding the dynamics of orbits, resonances, and the stability of planetary systems in general ...

Today, April 15, 2025, the moon is 17 days old and is in the Waning Gibbous phase of its lunar cycle. It is 94% illuminated. Moon phase Date First Quarter April 4 Full Moon April 12 Third/Last ...