US achieves first moon landing in half century with private spacecraft
NASA hailed the landing as major achievement of sending commercially flown spacecraft on scientific scouting missions to the moon.
Fri Feb 23 2024
It’s a wonderful year for a Moon dance
A record 12 missions are aiming to explore the Moon in 2024. Heres why.
Sun Dec 31 2023
Japan's moon landing: When is it and why is it important?
Japan aims to launch the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon into space by mid-September with a lunar landing seen starting January 2024.
Fri Sep 01 2023
What is India's next space mission after moon landing?
India's space agency has set a date for its next mission - this time to study the sun.
Fri Aug 25 2023
Moon rover exits India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft to explore lunar surface
The Ch-3 Rover ramped down from the Lander and India took a walk on the moon!, the Indian Space Research Organisation said.
Thu Aug 24 2023
Chandrayaan-3 lands on moon in historic moment for India
The successful landing marks its emergence as a space power as India looks to spur investment in private space launches.
Wed Aug 23 2023
India's boom, Russia's crunch: How money is shaping a new space race
The moon's south pole is a prize because of the water ice there that planners expect could support a future lunar colony, mining operations.
Wed Aug 23 2023
India counts down to crucial moon landing
The mission is seen as crucial to lunar exploration and India's standing as a space power, just days after a similar Russian lander crashed.
Wed Aug 23 2023
Prayers, parties, student shows planned in India for moon landing
Success for Chandrayaan-3 will make it the first to land on the lunar south pole.
Tue Aug 22 2023
Moon landing anticipation builds for India after Russia's crash
ISRO said that Chandrayaan-3 was on course to land on Aug. 23.
Tue Aug 22 2023
Moon mining - Why major powers are eyeing a lunar gold rush?
Why are major powers so interested in what is up there?
Sat Aug 19 2023
China plans to send two rockets for crewed moon landing
Both rockets will enter the moon's orbit, one carrying spacecraft that will land on the surface and the other transporting the astronauts.
Fri Jul 14 2023
Japan's ispace says bid to make first commercial moon landing failed
ispace said its attempt to make the first private moon landing had failed after losing contact with its Hakuto-R Mission 1 lander.
Wed Apr 26 2023
Former astronaut Cunningham, member of first crewed Apollo flight, dies at age 90
Cunningham flew to space aboard Apollo 7 in 1968 on the inaugural crewed Apollo mission that paved the way for the first human moon landing.
Wed Jan 04 2023
NASA's Orion capsule returns to Earth, capping Artemis I flight around moon
Orion winds up the inaugural mission of the US agency's new Artemis lunar program 50 years to the day after Apollo's final moon landing.
Mon Dec 12 2022