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China has reached a new frontier within lunar exploration and scientific research with its release of the world's first complete high-definition geologic atlases of the moon. The atlases, available in both Chinese and English, are an all-encompassing tool made up...

Millions of people across Mexico, the US and Canada looked to the skies on Monday to witness a total solar eclipse carve a narrow path of darkness across the continent. The path of totality when the Moon completely covered the...

NASA is creating a single time standard for the Moon and other celestial bodies, the White House stated on Tuesday, in response to growing competition in space from both public and commercial space companies. The US space agency was given...

The Odysseus lunar lander, nicknamed "Odie," or IM-1, has become the first US-made spacecraft to touch down on the moon in more than 50 years. Houston-based Intuitive Machines landed its Odysseus robot near the lunar south pole. Odysseus touched down...

In the near future, people will begin living in places beyond Earth rather than merely taking short trips there. The main aim of exploring space aside from looking for aliens is to create human settlements on other planets. The moon...

Plans for future moon settlements may be jeopardised as scientists claim the natural satellite is shrinking and crumbling, giving way to 'moonquakes'. Scientists at the University of Maryland in The US have conducted a study wherein they have found that...

NASA aims to establish a lasting home on the moon by the end of the decade, followed by human exploration of Mars. As humans venture beyond Earth, it becomes crucial for space settlers to accompany an ecosystem that includes...

The NASA-backed Peregrine One lander, which was supposed to be the first US object put on the moon for half a century, is hurtling towards Earth. The lander has failed its objective due to a propellant leak. It is expected...

The first US mission to the moon in half a century will fail as the Peregrine lunar lander developed a fuel leak. Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic said there was enough propellant to operate its lander as a spacecraft and Peregrin has "no...

NASA is inviting the public to send their names to the Moon's surface on its initial robotic lunar rover, VIPER, which stands for Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover. This rover is heading to the lunar South Pole to solve the...