NASA’s upcoming Artemis II flight will be the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years, but it will not land on the moon. Here’s why.

The U.S. is the only country to have ever sent humans to the moon.

A private spacecraft carrying NASA instruments to the surface of the moon in preparation for astronauts to return in the years ahead has reached lunar orbit about a month into its spaceflight.

The Moon’s orbit plays a critical role in stabilizing Earth’s climate, tides, and rotation. Scientists have been closely ...

This week NASA announced a list of launch opportunities for Artemis II , the mission that will bring 4 astronauts including North Carolina's own Christina Koch. But how is each selected?

There's a lot less sky and a lot more moon in view for Firefly Aerospace's "Ghost Riders in the Sky" mission. Firefly's lunar lander, named Blue Ghost, entered orbit around the moon last week, ending ...

During its initial molten phase, the Moon experienced tidal bulges on its near and far sides due to Earth's immense gravitational pull. The Moon's rotation initially carried these gravitationally ...