Humans haven’t been back to the lunar surface since the Apollo moon program ended over five decade ago. The reasons why go beyond science, according to experts.

Apollo 16 astronaut Charles Duke left a framed family photo on the Moon’s surface. Gene Shoemaker was a US geologist who studied terrestrial craters and discovered many comets and planets. When he ...

The first manned mission of the Artemis program won’t land on the moon, but it aims to take four astronauts farther from the Earth than anyone has gone before.

More than 50 years after Apollo 17, NASA’s Artemis II will send four astronauts on a 10-day loop around the Moon to test the agency’s deep-space hardware.

(NASA) – On Feb. 9, 1971, the nine-day Apollo 14 Moon landing mission came to a successful conclusion with the splashdown of astronauts Alan B. Shepard, Stuart A. Roosa, and Edgar D. Mitchell aboard ...

Three developments stand out that will make the return to the moon effort different from the first time we visited Earth’s ...

This video examines the Apollo Lunar Module, the spacecraft that enabled astronauts to land on the moon's surface. It covers ...

NASA is gearing up for historic lunar moon mission Artemis II in March, more than 50 years since humans went to the moon.

Beyond the record-breaking distance, Artemis II is a pivotal test flight for Nasa's next-generation hardware: the Space ...

All going well, a four-person crew will soon launch into deep space. But delays and troubled test flights have led some to ...

NASA is now targeting March 2026 for Artemis II — the first crewed lunar mission since 1972. It will set the stage for Artemis III’s planned moon landing in 2027.