The moon

Artemis II astronauts return to Earth after historic crewed mission to the Moon

After 10 days in space, Artemis II astronauts are set for a splashdown in the Pacific, marking humanity’s return to the Moon's vicinity for the first time since Apollo.

NASA astronaut and Artemis II Pilot Victor Glover is pictured here in the Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II lunar flyby April 6, 2026.
The NASA Artemis II crew, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover, embrace inside the Orion spacecraft on their way home following a flyby of the far side of the Moon on April 7, 2026.

Artemis II astronauts brace for fiery return to Earth

NASA ASTRONAUT and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels towards the Moon April 2, 2026.

Japanese corporation floats plan to build massive 'lunar ring'

NASA ASTRONAUT and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels towards the Moon April 2, 2026.

WATCH: Artemis makes lunar flyby as moon mission breaks record for human distance from earth


Russia launches lunar lander in race to find water on moon

The Russian lunar mission, the first since 1976, is racing against India, which launched its Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander last month, and more broadly with the United States and China.

 US Cygnus and Russian Soyuz spaceships

Russia to evacuate village for first lunar lander mission in 50 years

Luna-25 will launch on a Soyuz-2 Fregat booster and will be the first lander to arrive on the South Pole of the moon.

 A Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster with a Fregat upper stage and satellites of British firm OneWeb blasts off from a launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan December 27, 2021

India readies rocket aimed at landing on moon's south pole

India's space agency is preparing to launch a rocket that will attempt to land a robotic rover on the moon's south pole for the first time in space exploration history.

 Moon craters

Volcanoes on the moon? Scientists discover evidence of lunar lava - study

Granite formation on the Earth is generally helped by the presence of water and the influence of plate tectonics, both of which are absent on the moon.

 The moon is seen during a lunar eclipse in the sky over Volcano Irazu, in Cartago 40 miles from the capital San Jose, late May 15, 2003. Costa Ricans watched the lunar eclipse the first of two this year.

Outside the box: Can you figure out what's wrong with this picture?

In this puzzle you have to think "outside the box" to come up with a solution, since most surfers couldn't figure out what was wrong with it.

 Can you figure out what's wrong with this picture?

NASA to develop oxygen, water on the moon within the next decade

In order to achieve a long-lasting presence on the moon and support further space exploration, crucial resources will need to be available in space. NASA looks to make that possible.

 Image of full moon

Photosynthesis can make life in space, on Mars, Moon sustainable - study

Utilizing a device to use solar power for photosynthesis, converting water into oxygen for air supply and hydrogen for fuel, could be used for sustainable occupation of Mars and the Moon.

 An artistic illustration of an outpost on the Moon fit for human habitation.

Days on Earth lasted just 19 hours for a billion years - study

In the distant past, a day on Earth lasted just 19 hours due to the Moon having been closer to the Earth.

Daylight savings: Time to roll back the clock.

Strawberry Moon to shine bright in Sunday morning's sky

The Strawberry Moon will be visible on the night of June 3 and has ancient connections to Native American agriculture.

 The moon appears red in the sky.

US poet laureate dedicates ode to Europa for NASA mission to Jupiter's icy moon

Limon's "Poem for Europa" is less a meditation on science - though its first line seems to allude to a rocket launch - as it is an ode to nature and the awe it can inspire in humankind.

Jupiter, the solar system's largest planet, is seen alongside its moons (illustrative).