NASA had committed to the contract and said Astrobotic could fly a mass simulator to the Moon. The goal of the space agency's "commercial lunar" program is to stimulate the development of a lunar ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Last month, director and actor Chris Carpenter launched a Kickstarter campaign to bring his vision for a Legend of Zelda fan film to life.

But then in January last year, Astrobotic’s first lunar mission using a smaller lander failed to reach the moon. Then, in July, NASA officials announced that they were canceling the ice-seeking ...

China posted a record $1.3 billion in box office receipts over the week-long Lunar New Year holiday, suggesting efforts to boost consumer spending are working. Box office sales rose to 9.48 ...

But some scientists believe only ice – thought to be preserved deep in craters on the moon’s far side – could potentially support future lunar missions as a water source for astronauts. And ...

The moon quickly began to cool. Most of the lunar magma ocean solidified almost right away by geologic standards—about a single millennium. But once about 80% of the magma had solidified ...

Lunar Trailblazer is part of a growing list of probes and landers heading toward the moon to search for water ice. LITTLETON, Colorado — A university-led lunar orbiter designed to pinpoint the ...

Firefly Aerospace On its way to the moon, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander has taken its first space pictures as it orbits Earth. The Texas-based company has been sharing the ...

KID 3: But the lunar year follows the lunar calendar, which uses the phases of the moon to measure a year. KID 4: It means that every year Lunar New year happens on a different date. KID 1 ...

As you can see from Firefly’s post, Blue Ghost is gearing up to continue its journey to the moon, where it will remain in a lunar orbit for 16 days before attempting a landing on March 2.