Amazon Alexa is going on a moon trip
Alexa is going to the moon, but banish from your mind any images of an Echo Dot crudely taped to a seat inside the spacecraft.
NASA’s top skywatching tips for January include a meteor shower
NASA is back with some top tips on what to look out for in the night sky during January -- clear skies permitting, of course!
Chinese rover spots weird cube-shaped feature on the far side of the moon
China's Yutu-2 rover, currently exploring the far side of the moon, has spotted a strange cube-shaped object on the moon's surface.
How NASA’s amazing Super Guppy is helping the Artemis moon missions
NASA is using its extraordinary Super Guppy aircraft to transport parts of the Orion spacecraft that will be heading to the moon in the next few years.
This next-gen moon buggy could soon be rolling over the lunar surface
Northrop Grumman is designing an "agile and affordable" moon buggy that could be used by NASA in the upcoming Artemis lunar missions.
Snoopy is heading to space on NASA’s Artemis I moon mission
Snoopy will head to space soon for a trip around the moon, but there are good reasons for sticking the popular character on the spacecraft.
NASA offers new date for crewed lunar landing as hopes for 2024 fade
NASA chief Bill Nelson says the U.S. won’t meet its 2024 target date for landing the first woman and first person of color on the moon.
NASA is sending a lander to drill for ice on the moon’s south pole
NASA has chosen the landing site for a new lunar explorer. A robotic lander will be sent to the moon's south pole in an area near to the Shackleton crater.
Watch NASA test its autonomous mini rover ahead of lunar mission
NASA is developing a small rover with autonomous smarts that will allow it to explore the lunar surface as part of a team of identical vehicles.
NASA will send its uncrewed Artemis mission to the moon in February 2022
NASA has confirmed that it will be heading back to the moon early next year, announcing that the uncrewed Artemis I mission will launch in February 2022.
NASA challenges kids to design a moon-digging robot
NASA has launched a contest challenging K-12 students to don their thinking caps and design a robot capable of digging and moving lunar soil.
NASA photos show Orion capsule atop its mega moon rocket
NASA has taken a big step toward the launch of the Artemis I moon mission after placing the Orion crew capsule atop the almighty SLS rocket.
NASA wants you to appreciate the moon on Saturday night
NASA has some exciting goodies lined up for International Observe the Moon Night this Saturday. Here's what to expect.
New Chang’e-5 lunar sample includes youngest volcanic moon rocks to date
A team has analyzed a lunar sample from China's Chang'e-5 spacecraft and found it contains some of the youngest volcanic lunar material discovered to date.
See the moon’s Tycho Crater in stunning detail, captured from the ground
An incredible photo of the surface of the moon has been captured, which is the highest-ever image of the moon taken from the ground.
China’s lunar sample contains glassy beads and impact fragments
The lunar sample taken by China's Chang'e-5 mission has been analyzed and found to contain some 'exotic' fragments.
Researchers create lunar life support system by baking moon dust
Future lunar explorers may be able to create water and oxygen from moon dust, using new research from the European Space Agency and others.
NASA reveals landing site for its water-hunting lunar rover
NASA has revealed the lunar landing site for its VIPER rover in what will be its first resource-mapping mission on the surface of another celestial body.
NASA: Next lunar rover ‘won’t be your grandad’s moon buggy’
NASA has said its next-generation lunar rover be a far more technologically advanced vehicle than anything that’s gone before. Now it just has to design it.
Once in a blue moon: Catch a true Blue Moon tonight
A Blue Moon is a genuine astronomical event, and you can catch a true Blue Moon tonight, on Sunday, August 22.
How a lava flow in Arizona is helping NASA’s Artemis lunar mission
NASA is gearing up for an ambitious mission to put the first woman and next man on the moon. Here's how a lava flow in Arizona is helping out.
NASA is testing a 3D printer that uses moon dust to print in space
When the Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft arrived at ISS this week, it carried a 3D printer that uses moon dust to make solid material.
Rocket Lab satellite launch will go ‘just a bit further than usual’
Rocket Lab will launch its first-ever lunar mission later this year to support NASA's Artemis program aimed at putting the first woman and next man on the moon.
Jeff Bezos offers NASA $2 billion in plea for moon mission role
Jeff Bezos has offered serious financial assistance to NASA in a bid to get his spaceflight company, Blue Origin, involved in the upcoming lunar missions.
NASA says ‘moon wobble’ may cause a problem for Earthlings
A so-called "moon wobble" in the 2030s could cause problems for people living in coastal communities, according to new NASA research.
NASA wants you to help it name its moon-bound manikin
NASA is sending a manikin to the moon and it wants you to help give it a name. It will fly as part of the Artemis 1 mission later this year or early next.
Watch this time-lapse of NASA assembling its mega moon rocket
NASA has shared a time-lapse showing a major engineering operation in which the main part of its next-gen moon rocket met its side boosters for the first time.
NASA sending probes to the far side of the moon for the first time
For the first time, NASA will be sending probes to the far side of the moon ahead of the manned Artemis missions later this decade.
Outside the solar eclipse zone? Here’s how to watch it online
Most of the global population is in the wrong place to witness Thursday's solar eclipse in person, but if the skies are clear, you can watch it live online.
NASA’s Juno spacecraft captures cool images of Jupiter’s huge moon
NASA’s Juno spacecraft this week beamed back amazing images of Ganymede, a moon of Jupiter and the largest in our solar system.
Japan wants to send a transforming spherical robot to the moon
The moon could soon be visited by a jolly round robotic friend. The Japanese Space Agency has announced plans to build a transforming lunar rover.
Here’s how to watch the lunar eclipse this week, live or online
This Wednesday will see this year's only total lunar eclipse, and we've got the details on how to watch the event live in-person or online.
European Space Agency wants to build a GPS network for the moon
ESA wants to creating a network of satellites in orbit around the moon which could help with landing missions, navigating rovers, and communicating with Earth.
VIPER rover will brave the coldest regions of the moon to search for water
Before NASA sends humans back to the moon, it plans to send a robotic explorer: The Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER, rover.