Mars Sample Return and missions to study other planets and celestial bodies, including lunar efforts, face big cuts and delays.
China is set to launch the first-ever sample return mission to the far side of the Moon. Apart from sampling the lunar ...
A tiny, previously undisclosed lunar rover has been spotted strapped to the side of China's moon-bound Chang'e 6 lander in newly released pre-launch photos. The true purpose of the rover, which is ...
Now that Chang'e 6 has entered lunar orbit, it will coordinate with China's recently-launched Queqiao 2 relay satellite to perform orbital correction maneuvers ahead of releasing ...
Boeing's Starliner is set to possibly take off Friday after a mechanical issue had scrubbed Monday's attempt to take off.
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson told NPR he sees the U.S. in an urgent race with China to find water on the moon, and that he ...
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson told NPR he sees the U.S. in an urgent race with China to find water on the moon, and that he ...
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with NASA administrator Bill Nelson about the space agency's plans to return to the moon and travel later to Mars.
China on Friday launched its Chang'e 6 spacecraft to collect and return samples from the moon's mysterious far side — the ...
The U.S. military is likely headed to the moon to counter multiplying threats in space from China and Russia, a key House ...
Chang’e-6 aiming to land on dark side of Earth’s sole satellite, gather samples from an area of critical interest and return ...
Then, in late 2020, the Chang'e-5 mission landed on the near side of the Moon and successfully collected 1.7 kg of rocks.