China’s program to put astronauts on the lunar surface by 2030 has moved from aspiration to engineering reality, with hardware tests, named spacecraft, and a defined mission architecture now on the ...

A moon exploration simulation with robots was conducted in a Jingbo Lake volcanic lava cave in China. Research indicates that there are considerable lava pipe systems distributed beneath the surfaces ...

NASA races to build a $20 billion lunar base as China and Russia advance moon ambitions, with experts warning China holds the ...

All eyes were on the sky yesterday, as NASA launched four astronauts on its Artemis II mission to the Moon. The lunar fly-by is the latest step in the agency’s ambitious plan to return people to the ...

A memo released by the Trump administration on Tuesday detailed a goal of having a nuclear reactor on the moon’s surface by 2030, a move that furthers the United States’ quest for supremacy in space ...

The U.S. space agency launched a lunar flyby Wednesday, but Beijing is pursuing its own space program with formidable focus. Here’s what we know about it, in photos and videos. By Selam Gebrekidan and ...