China recently conducted a test of a lunar lander, marking a turning point in the country’s space ambitions. The experiment is a central part of efforts to land astronauts on the moon by the end of ...

Several robotic spacecraft orbiting the Moon can take detailed pictures of its surface, so why send people around the Moon? A ...

China has completed a critical landing and take-off test of its crewed lunar lander, moving a step closer to putting astronauts on the moon before 2030. A prototype of the four-legged Lanyue (“embrace ...

The lunar lander will be used to transport astronauts between the lunar orbit and the moon's surface, as well as serving as a living space, power source, and data center. China conducted its first ...

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Astronauts are preparing to orbit the moon in February, paving the way for long-term exploration. We're about to witness the ...

NASA is poised to send astronauts around the moon and back for the first time in more than 50 years.

Over a half-century after the triumph of Apollo, it's frustrating to see China take the lead in a new space race as the White House shackles NASA to exert political control. The China Manned Space ...

On Jan. 22, 1968, NASA launched Apollo 5, marking the first time the Apollo Lunar Module flew in space and a critical step toward landing astronauts on the Moon.

China’s Chang’e-6 mission just nailed a landing on the far side of the Moon, turning a once purely theoretical goal into a ...

NASA’s upcoming Artemis II flight will be the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years, but it will not land on the moon. Here’s why.