As Apollo 11 moon landing anniversary nears, space fans get ready to celebrate The countdown is on for the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, and that means the appointment books… Read More
Israeli lunar lander looks back at Earth An Israeli lunar lander gets photobombed by Earth in a selfie released today by SpaceIL’s Beresheet mission team. The selfie… Read More
Japan’s ispace moon mission brings in new partners — and makes deal for battery test The Japanese moon venture known as ispace says it has recruited new corporate partners and struck a deal to put… Read More
‘Big step for Israel’: SpaceX launches lunar lander along with high-flying satellites A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sent the Israeli-made Beresheet lunar lander on the first leg of its journey to the… Read More
NASA lays out its commercial roadmap for putting astronauts on the moon in 2028 WASHINGTON, D.C. — NASA’s leaders put out their pitch today for commercial ventures to build the hardware needed to put American… Read More
NASA’s deputy chief echoes JFK in a pitch for commercial space ventures WASHINGTON, D.C. — NASA’s No. 2 official channeled President John F. Kennedy today in a pitch designed to please space industry… Read More
Israeli lunar lander passes tests in preparation for SpaceX launch to the moon The managers of Israel’s first mission to the moon say their lunar lander has passed a crucial set of tests… Read More
All-American lunar eclipse will darken the moon and brighten spirits (if skies clear) Are you ready for Sunday night’s “Super Blood Wolf Moon”? The good news is that North America is well-positioned to… Read More
In the 2020s, China aims to lay groundwork for a moon base — plus missions to Mars Flush from the success of the world’s first rover mission to the moon’s far side, Chinese space officials said today… Read More
After media mix-up, China says Chang’e-4 makes first landing on moon’s far side Official Chinese media confirmed that the nation’s robotic Chang’e-4 probe made the first-ever landing on the far side of the… Read More
How engineers (and astronauts) made Apollo 8’s ‘Earthrise’ trip to the moon possible 50 years ago It’s been 50 years to the day since Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders’ “Earthrise” photo changed our world forever, but… Read More
After questioning moon landings, NBA star Stephen Curry gets an invite from NASA One way to get an tour of Johnson Space Center’s high-security Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility is to question whether people… Read More
China launches Chang’e-4 probe, destined for landing and roving on moon’s far side China’s space effort launched its most ambitious robotic lunar mission to date, taking aim at a crater near the south… Read More
NASA picks nine commercial teams for moon deliveries – including dark horses NASA says it’s partnering on lunar delivery services with nine commercial teams, headed by companies that run the gamut from… Read More
Moon Direct: Mars maverick lays out his low-cost plan to set up lunar bases For decades, rocket scientist Robert Zubrin has been a voice crying in the Martian wilderness. But now the president of… Read More
Crowdfunding campaign lets you snag simulated moon dirt — but handle with care Wanna buy some fake moon dirt? Off Planet Research, which manufactures loads of the stuff, is making it available for… Read More
The moon and meteors light up the night Saturday night’s all right … for skywatching: Tonight’s mostly clear skies over Western Washington should provide a good opportunity to… Read More
12-pound lunar meteorite known as ‘The Moon Puzzle’ sells at auction for over $600K A lunar meteorite discovered in a Northwest African desert in 2017 has sold at auction for $612,500, Boston-based RR Auction… Read More
NASA puts out the call for science and technology payloads made for the moon NASA is following up on its plan to purchase rides on commercial lunar landers by soliciting ideas for the scientific… Read More
50 years after Apollo moonshots, will rivalry with China spark a new space race? WASHINGTON, D.C. — An American rivalry with China could stoke a new space race in the years ahead, prominent members of… Read More
Review: ‘First Man’ and ‘The First’ focus on the moon, on Mars … and on families Two big-name dramatic productions — “First Man” in theaters, and “The First” on Hulu — are putting the glorious past… Read More
Get a piece of the rock: Large lunar meteorite known as ‘The Moon Puzzle’ to go up for auction Anyone interested in meteorite science is going to be over the moon when it comes to an item being presented… Read More
Blue Origin works on Blue Moon lunar trip with Germany’s OHB and MT Aerospace Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ space venture, Blue Origin, has signed a letter of intent to cooperate with Germany’s OHB Group… Read More
Blue Origin and Airbus back ‘The Moon Race,’ a space contest yet to be defined A new nonprofit organization is partnering with Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture, Airbus and other heavy-hitters to… Read More
Moon Express brings in $12.5M in backing for its lunar lander and Florida facilities Moon Express, which aims to start missions to the moon within the next couple of years, says it has raised… Read More
Arch Mission partners with Microsoft, University of Washington and Twist to send DNA library to moon DNA-based data storage systems have been proposed as a theoretical way to preserve information for millennia on the moon, but… Read More
Japan’s ispace strikes deal with SpaceX for launches to the moon in 2020 and 2021 SpaceX has been signed up to provide rides to the moon for a pair of payloads built by ispace, a… Read More
SpaceX’s round-the-moon trip could have VR, ‘Space Bar’ and in-flight entertainment It’s been only a day since SpaceX CEO Elon Musk unveiled the plan to send Yusaku Maezawa and roughly half… Read More
Japan’s Yusaku Maezawa revealed as first customer for SpaceX trip around the moon SpaceX CEO Elon Musk today introduced Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa as the first paying customer for a trip around the… Read More
SpaceX gets set to reveal its first customer for BFR flight around the moon and back News Brief: A year and a half after saying it had two passengers signed up for a privately funded flight… Read More
