Nov 14, 2025 · Fearing China may reach the moon first, NASA recently signaled that it is considering sidelining Starship from the project and perhaps expediting development of an alternative lunar lander.

Feb 24, 2025 · Blue Ghost has captured its first images of the moon from lunar orbit as the spacecraft’s landing attempt on the surface approaches. See the spectacular views here.

5 days ago · The NASA Artemis II mission, set to lift off as soon as February, will mark the first time astronauts have aimed to venture beyond near-Earth orbit since 1972.

Jun 4, 2025 · Japan-based company Ispace will attempt to safely land its Resilience spacecraft on the moon this week after the lunar lander spent months in orbit.

Nov 1, 2025 · This rendering from Lockheed Martin shows how NASA's Orion capsule in Earth orbit and how the vehicle may appear as it docks with a Starship lunar lander while in orbit around the moon.

Jan 14, 2025 · A SpaceX rocket launched a pair of lunar landers — Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost and Ispace’s Hakuto-R — on a journey to our closest celestial neighbor.

Dec 26, 2023 · The SLIM spacecraft — nicknamed the Moon Sniper — is now in lunar orbit ahead of Japan’s planned attempt to land the vehicle on the moon’s surface in mid-January.

Feb 1, 2025 · The Blue Ghost lunar lander has captured its first images of the moon from Earth’s orbit as well as a video of Earth eclipsing the sun. See the dazzling views here.

Sep 16, 2025 · The newly found 2025 PN7 is just one of a handful of known quasi-moons with orbits near our planet, including Kamo‘oalewa, which is also thought to be an ancient lunar fragment.

Mar 7, 2025 · Early Thursday morning, Athena completed an engine burn that set it on a trajectory out of lunar orbit and toward the surface, Intutive Machines said. The lander then began coasting for about …