Returning to the Moon requires solving the problem of reliable power for lunar missions. Solar energy is abundant in some locations on the Moon, but it’s not always reliable due to the long lunar ...

However, all was not lost. NASA had committed to the contract and said Astrobotic could fly a mass simulator to the Moon. The ...

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The Blue Ghost ...

The second lunar lander from Japanese space exploration company ispace is ready for a flyby of the moon as part of its elongated moon landing journey. ispace's Resilience lander launched on Jan ...

The lander built by Firefly Aerospace has captured incredible views as it orbits Earth. Its next phase is an engine burn that will propel it toward lunar orbit ...

NASA's Blue Ghost lunar lander is on its way to the moon, soaring through space with a tiny lunar rover called Tenacious. "After all the testing conducted and mission simulations completed ...

What's the mission? The CLPS mission will take the Blue Ghost lander, which resembles a smaller version of the Apollo lunar descent module, to the lunar surface. Type of craft: Lander.

One week ago, a private lunar lander left the ground on a nearly 7-week journey to reach the surface of the moon. The launch may not have had the headline-grabbing power of last year's historic ...

Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The Blue Ghost lunar lander has captured its first images of the moon from the spacecraft’s orbit around ...

The Blue Ghost lunar lander has captured its first images of the moon from the spacecraft’s orbit around Earth, the Texas-based company Firefly Aerospace announced this week. The two images — which ...