(CNN) — Each time a robotic explorer launches from Earth, it faces innumerable challenges — any of which could cut the mission short. California-based asteroid mining company AstroForge shared ...

If all goes according to plan, the Athena lander will touch down near the moon's south pole on or around March 6. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The private Athena lunar lander is on its way to the moon.

The Blue Ghost lunar lander has captured a striking up-close view of Earth's cosmic neighbor as it prepares in the days ahead to land on the moon. Firefly Aerospace, the Texas-based company ...

Now, the autonomous lander has captured a truly jaw-dropping view as it records a unique close-up of the moon. In an incredible video, you can see the distant Earth rising and setting behind the ...

Astronomers are excited to be poring over the first ever detailed geological map of the moon’s south polar region, where India’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar module, Vikram, touched down on August 23 ...

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It has since been lowering its orbit in preparation for a moon landing and is now all set for the upcoming attempt. "Blue Ghost's third and final lunar orbit maneuver is complete! Early this ...

1️⃣ Dazzling images: The Blue Ghost spacecraft has been sharing stunning visuals of our celestial neighbor since it entered the moon’s orbit a week and a half ago. It will attempt to land on ...

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The first data center in the history of space exploration will appear on the Moon. A compact but fully functional data center is to be delivered to the Moon as part of the Intuitive Machines mission ...

Banana Moon was the expedient result of a covert 1971 cross-Channel trip by the ultimate global citizen of the cosmos, Daevid Allen. Resident in France since 1967, when he was refused re-entry to ...