China recently conducted a test of a lunar lander, marking a turning point in the country’s space ambitions. The experiment is a central part of efforts to land astronauts on the moon by the end of ...

Over a half-century after the triumph of Apollo, it's frustrating to see China take the lead in a new space race as the White House shackles NASA to exert political control. The China Manned Space ...

The United States is preparing to send astronauts around the Moon for the first time in more than half a century, riding a ...

"For our manned space missions, we must ensure that astronauts land on the lunar surface very comfortably and smoothly." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

For the first time in more than half a century, a crew of astronauts is on the cusp of heading back toward the lunar surface, ...

When spacecraft land on the moon, their engines unleash huge clouds of dust and debris that can damage expensive equipment and threaten future lunar bases. As space agencies plan to establish a ...

On September 22, 2011, just a year prior to his death, Neil Armstrong gave a rare public account of his final few thousand feet of descent to the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969, in the Lunar ...