As a space lawyer and co-founder of For All Moonkind, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting human heritage in outer space, I know that the moon could be the proving ground for humanity’s evolution ...

Shared asset Ji Qiming, the agency's assistant director, said outer space is a shared asset of all people on Earth, and space exploration is a universal cause for humankind. He stressed that China is ...

The Hera Space Companion provides updates on the European Space Agency ’s Hera Project, part of a global effort to defend earth against an asteroid strike that could have catastrophic effects. The ...

Watch the epic view of the moon and Earth captured by the Orion spacecraft ahead of its outbound powered flyby. Credit: NASA ...

But in space or on the Moon, there are no power lines, no sunlight at night and no backup grid. Every system — from life ...

Resilience, a lunar lander built and operated by the Japanese company ispace, was part of the Hakuto-R Mission to deploy a "Moonhouse," a tiny colorful art piece, on the moon, while also exploring ...

The private spacecraft was treated to a stunning view in the night sky. The month of June hosted some stunning moon watching in the night sky, as this photo from SpaceX shows. On June 11, 2025 ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — After launching from Florida's space coast and cruising toward the moon for the last five months, the Japanese company ispace is preparing to touch down its lunar lander ...

A new image released by China's space agency offers the first glimpse at the Tianwen 2 spacecraft, which is en route to collect samples from one of Earth's "quasi-moons". The photo shows some ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander made history early Sunday morning as it touched down on the moon’s surface with 10 NASA payloads. At around 3:25 a.m. ET ...

The way Dad designed the map means that it points back to Earth both in space and in time, making it a galactic positioning system (a different kind of GPS) in four dimensions.

This week, uncover the fate of the latest lunar lander to attempt touchdown on the moon’s surface, see a tower of worms, revisit the Dead Sea Scrolls’ age, and more.