Space Exploration 'A measurable, enormous global impact': Astronaut Chris Hadfield on why the true power of Artemis II could take decades to hit Space Exploration Can the US be trusted with the moon?

At this point in NASA’s human spaceflight story, researchers have a substantial amount of material – documents, artifacts and images – with which to tell the stories of past flights to space. But with ...

After the historic Artemis II lunar orbit mission, NASA has re-sequenced its program, delaying the first crewed lunar landing to Artemis IV (early 2028) and making Artemis III (mid-2027) a low-Earth ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Artist’s concept of Blue Origin's Blue Moon lander, which ...

Artemis II spectacularly splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Friday evening — concluding mankind’s historic return to the moon and completing the first steps toward walking on the lunar surface ...

Four astronauts are returning to Earth after a historic moon-circling mission. NASA plans for uncrewed lunar landers in 2026 and the Artemis III test mission in 2027. A human moon landing is planned ...

Chang'e-7 spacecraft elements arrived on Hainan island, April 9, for launch preparations. Credit: CMSEO HELSINKI — China’s multi-element Chang’e-7 lunar spacecraft has arrived at Wenchang spaceport ...

Over 10 days, the astronauts of NASA’s lunar flyby mission have achieved the near impossible. In Photos and Video Over 10 days, the astronauts of NASA’s lunar flyby mission have achieved the near ...

The data pipeline from NASA’s Artemis II mission opened to full blast a few hours after looping behind the far side of the Moon on Monday night, when the Orion spacecraft established a laser ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Preparing to send astronauts back to the moon is no small feat. Spaceflight exposes the body to both known and unknown risks, some of which are subtle, cumulative and difficult to predict. When humans ...