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NASA's first crewed lunar landing mission in over half a century dubbed Artemis 3 will likely be delayed due to Starship issues.

NASA Reportedly Forced to Push Back Moon Landing After SpaceX Fails to Deliver Starship

By Victor Tangermann

In the most recent update, Astrobotic shared the first photo of its Peregrine Moon lander, perishing in orbit.

Photo Shows Damaged Moon Lander Languishing in Orbit

By Victor Tangermann

As humans barrel ever closer to colonizing the Moon, the prospect of lunar mining is also becoming more real.

Experts Warn Against Strip Mining the Moon

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA's first shot at launching a Moon lander in over 50 years seems almost certainly like it's not going to make it.

Private NASA-Funded Moon Lander Is in “Critical” Condition

By Noor Al-Sibai

Astronomers have been puzzling over "magic islands" on the surface of Saturn's moon Titan. Researchers now have an answer.

Scientists Attempt to Explain “Magic Islands” on Saturn’s Largest Moon

By Victor Tangermann

The first US lunar lander to have been sent into space in more than half a century is in serious trouble after experiencing an "anomaly."

First US Moon Lander in 50 Years in Serious Trouble After Launch

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Juno spacecraft performed its closest every flyby of Io, capturing stunning photos of the ever-shifting surface of this volcanic world.

NASA Spacecraft Zooms Close to Jupiter’s Brutal Moon, Snaps Amazing Photos

By Frank Landymore

NASA has responded to Navajo Nation president Buu Nygren's complaint over space contractors sending cremated human remains to the Moon.

Native Americans Say New Mission Will Desecrate the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

The spacecraft Peregrine will be the first American lunar lander built by a private space company if it lands on the Moon successfully.

Private American Moon Mission Launching Monday

By Sharon Adarlo

A new image captured by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows an up-close and stunning look at what's known as an ice flow.

NASA Releases Image of Epic Lines Carved Into Mars’ Surface

By Frank Landymore

On Christmas Day last year, NASA's MAVEN spacecraft observed something entirely unexpected: the Martian magnetosphere tripled in size.

Mars’ Magnetosphere Suddenly Tripled in Size Last Christmas Day

By Victor Tangermann

In an exchange with another AI guru, Elon Musk was apparently left "speechless" when presented with a problem with his Mars colonization plan.

Elon Musk Was Reportedly “Speechless” When Someone Pointed Out a Basic Flaw in His Mars Plan

By Noor Al-Sibai

China's Mars rover has uncovered underground polygon structures buried deep beneath the Red Planet's surface.

China’s Mars Rover Detected Polygons Under the Planet’s Surface

By Noor Al-Sibai

Harvard professor Avi Loeb is headed back to Papua New Guinea to find fragments of a meteor that he thinks was actually an alien probe.

Harvard Scientist Planning New Expedition to Hunt for Bigger Chunks of Possible Alien Spacecraft

By Sharon Adarlo

A French startup signed a contract with the Italian Space Agency to build the "first permanent outpost on the Moon."

This Multi-Purpose Moon Habitat Looks Cool as Hell

By Victor Tangermann

A piece of Chinese space junk hit the Moon and left a weird pockmark on the surface — but there's more to this story than meets the eye.

Chinese Spacecraft That Smashed Into Moon Was Carrying Something Mysterious, Scientists Say

By Noor Al-Sibai

During a recent probe, the European Space Agency's ExoMars probe spotted the Red Planet glowing green at night.

Scientists Catch Mars Glowing Green

By Noor Al-Sibai

Physics professor Kenneth Ohm has an unusual reason for having his DNA delivered to the Moon's south pole during an upcoming Celestis mission.

Man Sending His DNA to the Moon So Aliens Can Clone Him and Put Him in a Zoo

By Victor Tangermann

Thanks to NASA's space probe Juno, astronomers finally have confirmation of salt and organic compounds in Ganymede, Jupiter's largest moon.

NASA Says It’s Spotted Organic Compounds on Jupiter’s Largest Moon

By Frank Landymore

Robin Witt, who helped build NASA's Artemis I rocket, was living her dream. She says that Florida's anti-trans laws cut that dream short.

Anti-Trans Laws Force Engineer to Quit Job Helping NASA With Moon Missions

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Blue Origin just unveiled the latest prototype for its NASA moon lander — and it's way jankier looking than the concept art made it seem.

Jeff Bezos’ Moon Lander Design Just Got a Big Downgrade

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA has made big moves with its Orion spacecraft, which will soon undergo rigorous testing in anticipation of the Artemis II flight.

NASA Is Making Huge Progress on Crewed Moon Capsule

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Some astronomers suggest that aliens may have already spotted us, we just don't know it yet, a tantalizing theory.

Aliens May Already Know We Exist, Scientists Say

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists at Pennsylvania State University have uncovered evidence that suggests Mars was a place with many flowing rivers.

Scientists Find Evidence Mars Was Covered in Rivers

By Sharon Adarlo

A Radioactive Sea of Magma Hides Under the Surface of Mars

A Radioactive Sea of Magma Hides Under the Surface of Mars

By Frank Landymore

A new atomic study of an Apollo 17-era Moon crystal suggests that the Moon formed roughly 40 million years earlier than previously thought.

NASA Surprised by What It Found Studying Ancient Moon Crystal

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA's Juno satellite captured new images of Jupiter's moon, Io, which has a fiery surface due to its many volcanoes.

NASA Spacecraft Snaps Beautiful Photo of Jupiter’s Volcano-Dotted Moon

By Sharon Adarlo

After successfully launching its lunar lander, India plans to make history again by sending up its own astronauts to the Moon.

India Announces Plan to Send Astronauts to the Moon

By Noor Al-Sibai

A record shattering tremor on Mars still has scientists uncertain on its origin, after new research ruled out a meteoroid impact.

Scientists Puzzled by Sudden, Super-Loud Rumble Inside Mars

By Frank Landymore

A stunning new video put together by the European Space Agency shows the vastness of the Noctis Labyrinthus, a Martian canyon.

Amazing Video Soars Over Mars’ Epic “Labyrinth of Night”

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has spotted a super-tall dust devil on the Red Planet — and the agency has released the footage, y'all.

NASA’s Mars Rover Spots Super-Tall Dust Devil

By Noor Al-Sibai

Chinese scientists are questioning whether India's lunar lander actually ever made it to the area broadly defined as Moon's south pole.

China Salty About India’s Successful Moon Landing

By Victor Tangermann

Chinese researchers are investigating the feasibility of having astronauts shelter in space inside lava tubes on the lunar surface.

Chinese Scientists Ponder Moon Base Inside Ancient Lunar Lava Tube

By Victor Tangermann

India's Vikram lunar lander has yet to "re-awaken" from its prolonged night-time nap, worrying scientists.

India’s Moon Lander Appears to Have Died

By Victor Tangermann

An independent review board found several serious issues regarding NASA's Mars Sample Return mission's timetable, cost, and technical plans.

Experts Say NASA’s Mars Sample Return Plan Is Deeply Flawed

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA helped develop a new humanoid robot that could assist astronauts on future space missions, but they can also serve as "avatars."

NASA Wants to Send Humanoid Robots to Mars

By Sharon Adarlo

Japan is sending a tennis ball-shaped rover, which was inspired by children's toys, to the Moon.

Japanese Moon Mission Carrying Weird Rolling Robot

By Victor Tangermann

The Moon quakes just like the Earth — and apparently, the addition of the Apollo 17 base more than 50 years ago made it quake a bit harder.

Site of Moon Landing Became Source of Moon Quakes, Scientists Find

By Noor Al-Sibai

According to a new biography, Bill Gates became disillusioned with Elon Musk's efforts to colonize Mars and leave a doomed Earth behind.

Bill Gates Says Elon Musk’s Reasoning on Mars and Electric Cars Is Flawed

By Victor Tangermann

Japan has, for the first time in its history, succesfully launched a mission to the Moon — and it's unlike any other we've seen before.

Japan Launches Mission to the Moon

By Noor Al-Sibai

After making it safely to the lunar surface last month, India's Vikram Moon lander just pulled off its next daring stunt.

India’s Moon Lander Just Took Off Again and Landed in a Different Place

By Victor Tangermann

India's Chandrayaan-3 Moon mission rover and lander, Pragyaan and Vikram, are taking a well-earned nap as they await the next lunar sunrise.

India’s Moon Rover Has Gone to Sleep

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has spotted the likely remains of Russia's crash-landed Luna-25 lander on the surface below.

NASA Orbiter Spots Wreckage Where Russia Crashed Into Moon

By Victor Tangermann

If the Kremlin were to be believed, there was nothing wrong with its lunar lander's demise. Officials are seeing the crash as a rallying cry.

Russia Says It’s Actually Good That Its Lander Crashed Into the Moon and Blew Up

By Victor Tangermann

An impatient gamer criticized the graphics of what they expected to be in-game screenshots from "Starfield." They were real images from Mars.

Guy Complains Images From Video Game Look Bad, But They’re Real NASA Photos of Mars

By Victor Tangermann

The Indian Space Research Organization has announced that its Pragyaan lunar lander has discovered sulfur near the lunar south pole.

Hellish! Indian Rover Detects Sulfur at Moon’s South Pole

By Victor Tangermann

India's small, six-wheeled lunar rover recently encountered an obstacle on the Moon's surface in the form of a ten-foot crater.

India Prevents Moon Rover From Falling Into Hole

By Victor Tangermann

India is making history in huge ways as it joins the small list of countries to go to the Moon and becomes the first on the lunar south pole.

India Releases First Ever Rover on Moon’s South Pole

By Noor Al-Sibai

The historic success of India's Chandrayaan-3 mission also makes it the first nation to softly land near the Moon's south pole.

India Just Became the Fourth Ever Country to Land on the Moon

By Frank Landymore

After Russia’s Failure, India Is Preparing to Land on the Moon

After Russia’s Failure, India Is Preparing to Land on the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

Russia’s Moon Lander Crashing Is a Catastrophe for Its Space Program

Russia’s Moon Lander Crashing Is a Catastrophe for Its Space Program

By Victor Tangermann

A team of researchers concluded that you only need 22 colonists to survive and successfully maintain a Mars colony.

Mars Frontier Outpost Could Survive With Just 22 Residents, Researchers Say

By Victor Tangermann

Russian state media recently shared the first images taken by its Luna-25 spacecraft, showing the Earth as a small dot in the distance.

Russia Sends Back Photos From Trip to Moon

By Victor Tangermann

People in an isolated area of Peru claim they were attacked by aliens but investigators think it's actually illegal miners using jetpacks.

Cops Say “Aliens” Attacking Amazonian Village Are Men With Jetpacks

By Sharon Adarlo

Harvard alien-hunter Avi Loeb posited that superhuman aliens could be building universes in labs and that his haters are just "jealous."

Harvard Professor Says Godlike Aliens May Be Creating Universes in Labs

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA's adorable new Moon rovers are lightweight and about the size of a carry-on — and as a video shows, they can get some sweet air, too.

Watch NASA’s New Moon Rover Yeet Itself Over a Boulder

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has come across a fascinating hexagonal pattern in salt deposits that looks eerily familiar.

Scientists Intrigued by Hexagonal Pattern on Surface of Mars

By Victor Tangermann

NASA / Futurism

Scientists: Mars Is Spinning Faster, For, Uh, Some Reason

By Sharon Adarlo

NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS

Immortal Mars Helicopter Still Soars After Emergency Landing, Takes Photo of Its Buddy

By Noor Al-Sibai

The European Space Agency appears to be preoccupied with what goes on in astronauts' underwear — and is doing research on it, too.

Europe Worried About Nasty Crotch Situation Among Moon Astronauts

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA has chosen Lockheed Martin to test a nuclear-powered rocket in space by 2027, in hopes of using the system to power Mars missions.

NASA Signs Deal for Nuclear-Powered Rocket That Will Eventually Power Mars Missions

By Frank Landymore

While NASA keeps upping its budget on its Mars mission, Americans have quietly reported that their priorities don't exactly seem to align.

A Majority of Americans Don’t Care About Mars, Want NASA to Defend Against Killer Asteroids

By Noor Al-Sibai

A new reality TV show is challenging an unlikely group of celebrities to survive on a simulated Mars habitat —and it looks unhinged.

Watch Celebrities Try to Patch Leaks in Simulated Mars Base

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Perseverance rover has discovered "diverse" traces of "preserved organic matter" in a Martian crater.

NASA Rover Finds Organic Molecules on Mars

By Victor Tangermann