First U.S. moon landing since 1972 as private spacecraft touches down
Intuitive Machines's Odysseus lunar lander became the first privately-built spacecraft to safely complete a moon landing.
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Intuitive Machines's Odysseus lunar lander became the first privately-built spacecraft to safely complete a moon landing.
The launch is a boost for Japan's space program following a recent streak of successes, including a historic precision touchdown on the moon of an unmanned spacecraft last month.
Japan's innovative "SLIM" moon lander safely touched down, but appeared to be doomed by a post-landing power loss.
Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander has likely met its fiery end
Astronomy fans can enjoy celestial events throughout 2024, looking to the sky to see full moons, meteor showers and a total solar eclipse. Here are the key dates to mark on your calendar.
Spacecraft-builder Astrobotic says the lander will run out of propellant Thursday, ending any chance of a planned moon landing.
The first U.S. moon landing mission in decades blasted off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station just after 2:15 a.m. on Monday.
The countdown is on, with history being made right here in Pittsburgh as Astrobotic's lunar lander finally goes to the moon with Carnegie Mellon's rover on board.
Two private companies are aiming to get the U.S. back in the moon-landing business, more than five decades after the Apollo program ended.
If successful, this will be the first American spacecraft to land on the Moon since the Apollo program.
Tracking the stars in the night sky can tell us a lot about how the Earth moves!
The year's best meteor shower, the Geminids, peaks this week.
Astronomers have discovered six planets orbiting a bright, nearby star in perfect synchrony like a grand cosmic orchestra.
Astrobotic is expanding in Pittsburgh with a plan to create 283 new jobs by renovating a new $20 million facility.
The $1.5 billion Euclid space telescope is designed to study mysterious dark energy and dark matter, which make up 95% of the universe.
NASA described the planets as "scorching" and "bathed" in heat emitted by a distant host star.
Exactly what causes fast radio bursts has become one of astronomy's great mysteries.
The asteroid Psyche may be a sample of planetary core material left over from the birth of the solar system 4.5 billion years ago.
The Perseverance rover was near Mars' Jezero Crater when it spotted the towering dust devil.
September's full moon, also known as the harvest moon, will be the last of four consecutive supermoons.
In a dramatic 13-minute plunge back to Earth, the OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule safely landed in Utah after seven years in space.
The OSIRIS-REx sample return in Utah will bring a seven-year, four-billion-mile journey to a close, providing insights into the birth of the solar system.
None of the asteroids pose any threat to Earth, according to NASA's Asteroid Watch dashboard.
A SpaceX Crew Dragon carrying a four-man crew headed home in the final chapter of a long-duration station stay.
On Aug. 30, you will be able to see the month's second full moon, also known as a blue moon. It will appear bigger and brighter than usual, making it a supermoon, too.
