On the subject of Commercial Lunar Payload Services and its future, the three representatives of the commercial lunar lander companies were filled with praise for the program and would like more ...

Firefly Aerospace, a Texas-based aerospace company, is on track to unveil its Ocula moon-imaging service, a cutting-edge initiative that could transform the future of lunar exploration and space ...

The future of lunar exploration never looked more colorful, or so square. "The Next Giant Leap," a pair of moon-themed quilts, debuted at the Kennedy Center's Earth to Space festival in Washington.

But it's after the craft has touched down on its IM-2 mission and much of the hoopla has faded away that the real work begins. Hitching a ride aboard the lunar lander is a fleet of technology that ...

Moon exploration is undergoing a potentially transformative moment. Over the course of six weeks, three different lunar landers began a rocket-fueled space journey to learn more about Earth’s ...

NASA’s plans to put astronauts on the moon may look uncertain at the moment, but private companies are moving ahead with uncrewed efforts that could represent a new era in lunar exploration ...

The next phase of the Commercial Lunar Payload Services moon exploration program began on Jan. 15, with the launch of the Firefly Blue Ghost. It continued with the launch of the Intuitive Machines ...

Japan last year became the world's fifth country to achieve a soft lunar landing after the former Soviet Union, the United States, China and India, when the national Japan Aerospace Exploration ...

The Intuitive Machines IM-2 lander ahead of launch. SpaceX This week will see a new record in space exploration as Intuitive Machines launches its Athena lunar lander for its IM-2 mission.

VIPER, or Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, was planned by NASA to be delivered by an Astrobotic Griffin lander to the moon’s south pole. It would trundle across the lunar surface ...