Lunar coverage.

After Blue Origin rocket explosion, NASA’s entire moon exploration program depends on SpaceX for now as Musk eyes blockbuster IPO soon

"Blue Origin’s inability to launch Blue Moon anytime soon is likely to put the company out of the running for Artemis III."…

Original NASA Apollo 11 guidance computer source code for the Lunar Module

Original Apollo 11 Guidance Computer (AGC) source code for the command and lunar modules. - chrislgarry/Apollo-11…

Blue Origin’s rocket explosion is a big setback for NASA’s moon goals

NASA had tapped Jeff Bezos’ rocket company to carry vehicles to the moon this year and had hoped to test its lunar lander in the Artemis III mission. Both now seem unlikely.…

I Am Artemis: Daniel Stubbs

Listen to this audio excerpt from Daniel Stubbs, NASA aerospace engineer:…

A Smaller Than Usual Blue Moon Will End the Month With a Lunar Spectacle. Here's What to Know About the Full Micromoon

The blue moon will be the second of two full moons in the same month, a coincidence that only takes place about every two and a half years. It will also appear to be slightly small…

La NASA ofrece información actualizada sobre rovers, módulos de alunizaje y misiones de Base Lunar

Durante una sesión informativa sobre el programa Base Lunar, celebrada en la sede de la NASA en Washington, la agencia anunció nuevos contratos para el…

NASA Unveils Ambitious Timeline to Build a Human Habitat on the Moon

The agency is developing rovers and drones to establish a sustained presence on the lunar surface.…

Nasa selects Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin for first of three uncrewed lunar missions | Three lunar landings are planned for this year in preparation for the construction of a $20bn moon base

NASA administrator hails 'Golden Age' of lunar exploration as Moon Base plans unveiled

The space agency described the moon base as a sprawling city-like lunar outpost stretching over hundreds of square miles.…

NASA’s 2026 Lunabotics: Winning Student Teams Engineering Lunar Future

Resilient. Efficient. Autonomous. These are qualities NASA demands of its hardware, especially as the agency accelerates plans for a permanent Moon Base.…

How to build a lunar mass driver

Casey Handmer May 2026 What? Elon has recently (late 2025, early 2026) been talking about building many terawatts of orbital AI compute and launching some components from Moon fact…

NASA Details Its Plan to Build a Lunar Base at the Moon’s South Pole

The project’s first mission could arrive as soon as this year, with a little help from Blue Origin.…

NASA planning 3 moon missions this year in race to build lunar city

NASA is planning three new moon missions this year as the race to build a lunar city takes shape. NASA officials are hoping to maintain a presence on the south pole of the lunar su…

NASA lays out moon base plans in race to get humans back on lunar surface

The space agency has turned to Jeff Bezos as it seeks to jump-start progress on US President Donald Trump’s demand for a lunar base by the end of the decade.…

NASA picks Blue Origin to deliver lunar rovers to the moon

NASA plans for up to three more lunar missions before the end of 2026

The missions will deliver payloads to the lunar surface and test equipment from Blue Origin and Astrolab.…

NASA lays out plans for moon base less than two months after Artemis II’s lunar voyage

During April’s Artemis II mission, four astronauts flew around the moon, traveling deeper into space than the Apollo crews…

NASA announces three new Moon missions as agency races to build permanent lunar base by end of 2026

NASA announces three new Moon missions as part of its Moon Base program, aiming to establish a permanent human presence on the lunar surface by 2026.…

Nasa selects Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin for first of three uncrewed lunar missions

Three lunar landings are planned for this year in preparation for the construction of a $20bn moon base…

NASA Selects Astrolab to Provide Lunar Rover for Artemis Astronauts’ Return to the Moon - Morningstar

Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.…

A Rare Blue Moon Is Coming This Weekend—Here’s How It Affects Every Star Sign

This rare lunation, which next occurs in 2028, marks the culmination of the current lunar cycle—and harbors a mix of celestial extremes that make it electric.…

ELi5 Why don’t Space X have a test ship in lunar orbit?

New material could help NASA melt moon rocks, harness lunar resources

China launches astronauts into space - as lunar race intensifies

Shenzhou-23 crew arrives at Tiangong as China maps path to 2030 lunar landing

China launches Shenzhou 23 spacecraft with 1 of 3 astronauts set for yearlong stay

China launched the Shenzhou 23 spacecraft Sunday night with three astronauts heading to its space station, including one set to stay in space for a year.…

China merges lunar programmes as race to moon with US heats up after latest SpaceX launch

The country releases further details about how it is ‘combining experiences and expertise’ from its crewed and uncrewed lunar missions.…

China launches three-crew space flight as part of lunar ambitions

Mission will put first astronaut in orbit for a year, a key step in Beijing’s plan to put people on the moon by 2030…

Apollo 15 astronaut Jim Irwin with the Lunar Roving Vehicle on the Moon during his 1971 mission.

New Material Could Help NASA Melt Moon Rocks, Harness Lunar Resources

Experts at Glenn Research Center in Cleveland recently discovered and tested a new material that could help NASA harness resources during future Moon missions.…

Extreme Lunar conditions need an extreme test rig

Neptune's Moon Nereid Might Be the Sole Intact Survivor of an Ancient Lunar Collision

A study suggests that the ice giant's largest moon, Triton, made a dramatic entrance to the Neptunian system long ago, kicking Nereid outward and destroying the planet's other orig…

Lunar Robots: NASA Spotlights Moon Base at 2026 FIRST Robotics Competition

NASA connected directly with the future workforce at the event, engaging more than 51,000 students, parents, and mentors through interactive exhibits and…

NEC’s orbital transfer vehicle has cislunar combat potential

Japan’s NEC Corporation has launched a project to develop an Orbital Transfer Vehicle (OTV) – a spacecraft designed to transport satellites to their…

La NASA informará sobre su estrategia y misiones para la Base Lunar

Read this news release in English here. La NASA ofrecerá una conferencia de prensa el martes 26 de mayo a las 2 p.m. EDT (hora del este) para compartir los planes para la Base Luna…

ESA boss tires of being dragged around by NASA mood swings

Are we pilots or are we passengers? Aschbacher asks…

How to spot the 'Da Vinci glow,' a rare lunar phenomenon visible this week

Learn what Earthshine is, how to see it before the window closes, and why it only appears in spring,…

Johnson’s Cindy Evans Prepares Artemis Teams for Lunar Science

NASA’s Artemis II crew had many technical and operational responsibilities during their historic mission to the Moon, but they also served an important role…

Lunar laser refining

Lunar solar cells prototypes

Dark lunar craters could host ultrastable lasers for moon navigation

Memtest86+ 8.10 Improves Support For Newer Hardware

Memtest86+ 8.10 is out today as a significant update to this legendary open-source RAM testing software.…

This NASA gear may be the first to survive the brutal lunar night

Living on sunlight and batteries at the moon's south pole.…

Vietnamese hiker survives 37-hour ordeal thanks to an unlikely Lunar New Year snack

The student’s 37-hour agony on Tam Dao Mountain – sustained by Choco Pies – has boosted the snack’s survival kit status.…