Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A private spacecraft carrying NASA instruments to the surface of the moon in preparation for astronauts to return in the years ...

Our solar system is filled with moons both big and small. The ice giants, Uranus and Neptune, have 28 and 16 moons, respectively. Jupiter and Saturn have hundreds of moons between them and even Pluto, ...

Resilience, the second lunar lander by Japanese company ispace, during prelaunch preparations. Credit: ispace WASHINGTON — Japanese company ispace says its second lunar lander in now in orbit around ...

Last week, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman unveiled a major shakeup in the Artemis Program, intended to put the nation on a better path back to the Moon. The changes focused largely on increasing ...

As of today, July 9, 2025, Earth is experiencing one of the shortest days ever recorded—and it's only the beginning. Following today’s exceptionally brief rotation, similar millisecond-shortened days ...

A private spacecraft from Japan whizzes around the moon just weeks ahead of a planned landing attempt. Credit: ispace A Japanese commercial spacecraft is zeroing in on its second attempt at a lunar ...

The hits from Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost mission to the moon keep coming, as just days after sharing gorgeous images of Earth seen from space, the spacecraft has now captured incredible footage of ...

Firefly Aerospace released this image Feb. 14 of its Blue Ghost 1 spacecraft in orbit around the moon. Credit: Firefly Aerospace WASHINGTON — One commercial lunar lander has entered orbit around the ...

Stargazers watching the moon this week will notice a few interesting things about its position and surface features. Credit: Creators.com illustration June is one of my favorite months and a perfect ...

A private spacecraft carrying NASA instruments to the surface of the moon in preparation for astronauts to return in the years ahead has reached lunar orbit about a month into its spaceflight.