KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — The Japanese company ispace announced that it believes its HAKUTO-R Mission 2 lunar lander has been lost while attempting to land on the moon on Thursday afternoon. This is the ...

2026 will bring several lunar events that backyard astronomers will want to stay awake for. The first full moon of the year will take place on Saturday, Jan. 3, and is known as the Wolf Moon, ...

The next total lunar eclipse will occur on March 3, 2026. It will be visible across the Americas, Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. The next blood moon visible in the U.S. will also be in ...

A total lunar eclipse is coming in early 2026. During a lunar eclipse, the moon looks red. There will be a total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026. You'll have to wait a few months, but when it arrives, ...

Shark undertakes a 24-hour Lunar Moon and Red Sun challenge in Minecraft. The endurance test pushes limits and explores unusual game mechanics. La Niña likely for next month, NOAA says. Here’s what it ...

We should start by considering what resources the moon might plausibly contain. My colleagues and I recently reviewed this topic from a geological perspective in an article published by the ...

The moon's heavily cratered surface serves as a testament to how Earth's closest celestial neighbor has become a figurative magnet for space rocks during its 4.5 billion-year history. One of the best ...

The range of possible locations – represented by yellow points – of 2024 YR4 on Dec. 22, 2032. The range decreased from April to June as we gained more data and improved our certainty of the ...

SpaceX's lunar lander has run into a snag and may not be ready for a mission to the moon that was scheduled for 2027, according to a report by Space News. The company's Starship Human Landing System ...

The moon might be more hospitable to life than we thought, increasing the risk of future moon missions contaminating the lifeless lunar surface. Space missions must follow policies on “planetary ...

Skywatchers around the globe are preparing for a breathtaking celestial event on Sunday, September 7, 2025, when a lunar eclipse will take place. During the phenomenon, Earth passes directly between ...