As of spring 2026, China has named the two spacecraft that will carry its astronauts to the moon, advanced a competitive design process for a crewed lunar rover, and continued building a heavy-lift ...

Helium-3, an isotope useful for nuclear fusion, is a key factor in the new space race ...

Researchers prepare to weigh Chang'e 6 lunar samples during a returner opening ceremony at the China Academy of Space ...

FILE PHOTO: Astronaut of Shenzhou-20 crew waves outside the return capsule of the Shenzhou-21spacecraft at the Dongfeng landing site FILE PHOTO: Astronaut Wang Jie of Shenzhou-20 crew waves outside ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than two-thirds of the Moon showcasing the intricate features of the nearside photographed by the NASA Artemis II crew from ...

Blue Origin’s Endurance lander is the first test flight of the company’s Blue Moon Mark 1 design, a 26-foot-tall (8-meter) ...

NASA has launched four astronauts on a pioneering journey around the moon—the Artemis II mission. Follow our coverage here. On February 11 a single-stage version of China’s in-development moon rocket, ...

BEIJING, April 2 (Reuters) - NASA sent four astronauts on the world's first crewed lunar mission in half a century on Wednesday, in preparation for a first-ever manned landing on the moon's South Pole ...