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Teams have closed the hatch of NASA's Orion capsule sitting on top of its gigantic Space Launch System (SLS) Moon rocket.

NASA Shuts Hatch on Rocket Launching to the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

According to officils, a ten feet-long piece of insulation peeled away from NASA's Moon rocket while Hurricane Nicole stormed by.

NASA Says Hurricane Nicole Peeled Off Part of Its Huge Moon Rocket

By Victor Tangermann

Winds reached 87 knots or 100 mph at the launch pad of NASA's SLS Moon rocket, which may have damaged it.

NASA Inspecting Moon Rocket for Damage From Hurricane Nicole

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's uber-expensive Space Launch System (SLS) Moon rocket is officially back on the launch pad, but the agency is getting nervous about Hurricane Nicole.

NASA Watches Nervously as Hurricane Threatens Exposed Moon Rocket

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has rolled out its gigantic Space Launch System (SLS) Moon rocket to the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center yet again.

NASA Rolls Moon Rocket Out to the Pad for Lunar Mission

By Victor Tangermann

Phobos has always puzzled astronomers for its asteroid like qualities. Now, using the ESA's Mars Express spacecraft, they've peered beneath its surface.

Probe Detects “Unknown Features” Inside Martian Moon Phobos

By Frank Landymore

Astronauts will make use of a specialized, pressurized rover that can handle any terrain the Moon throws at it, but it also doubles as an RV.

NASA Testing Cozy “Lunar RV” for Moon Astronauts

By Frank Landymore

The world's first-ever private space tourist is hitching a ride to the Moon with his wife — and on a SpaceX Starship, no less.

Billionaire Buys SpaceX Moon Trip For Him and His Wife

By Noor Al-Sibai

A stunning new video captured by X shows a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasting past a gorgeous full Moon, a rare sight.

Stunning Video Shows SpaceX Rocket Launching In Front of Full Moon

By Victor Tangermann

Jupiter's moons all vary considerably in size, as demonstrated in an amazing new video shared by the account MetaBallStudios on YouTube.

Awesome Video Shows Jupiter’s Moons in Comparison to NYC

By Victor Tangermann

China may have chosen the shadiest way to broadcast that there's trouble in paradise with its joint lunar mission with Russia.

China and Russia’s Moon Base Alliance May Be Falling Apart

By Noor Al-Sibai

A team of astronomers at MIT suspect Saturn may be hiding the remains of an ancient moon in its rings — which could explain the planet's unusual tilt.

Saturn Might Be Hiding Remains of a Secret, Massive Moon in Its Rings

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's tiny, Moon-bound CAPSTONE probe is once again in trouble after its launch earlier this summer — and is quite literally spinning out of control.

NASA’s Moon Spacecraft Is Tumbling Out of Control

By Noor Al-Sibai

The space race may just have heated up amid China's reported discovery of a new lunar mineral that could possibly be used as an energy source.

China Approves Three Moon Missions After Discovering Mineral That Could Be Energy Source

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA's has yet to ignite and launch its Space Launch System-powered Artemis 1 rocket into orbit, an unfortunate bookend for a rocket plagued by setbacks.

NASA Announces Plan to Fix Moon Rocket, and Maybe Launch It Eventually

By Victor Tangermann

The US and China are gearing up for an awkward confrontation if both decide to land their respective lunar rockets on similar spots at the Moon.

Awkward! The US and China Are Looking at the Same Moon Landing Sites

By Noor Al-Sibai

On the day of its next launch attempt, NASA's Moon-bound Space Launch System is dealing with a fuel leak on the launchpad.

NASA Moon Launch Canceled When Super Expensive Rocket Starts Leaking on Launch Pad

By Jon Christian

In conversation with Futurism, a former NASA administrator discusses everything from the SLS to Russia to early meetings with Elon Musk.

Here’s What the Former Head of NASA Has to Say About the Moon Mission Delay

By Noor Al-Sibai

Moving a huge rocket is tough. John Giles, the man in charge of doing just that, is not happy at the prospect of a delay forcing his team to do it all over.

Guy Who Has to Move NASA Moon Rocket Back to Hangar Very Annoyed

By Frank Landymore

China wasted no time criticizing NASA — and its administrator, Bill Nelson — after the US space agency's uber-expensive moon rocket failed to launch.

China Slams NASA Leadership After Its Moon Launch Failure

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA has officially scrubbed this morning's inaugural launch of Artemis 1, what was meant to be the maiden voyage of the agency's Space Launch System.

NASA Cancels First Launch Attempt of Uber Expensive Moon Rocket

By Victor Tangermann

NASA just closed up the hatch of its Orion spacecraft, yet another step towards the agency's historic return to the Moon next week.

NASA Closes Hatch on Spacecraft Headed to the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's former second-in-command is once again warning that the public may be in for some major surprises with the SLS launch next week.

Former NASA Official: Moon Launch This Month May Be “Embarrassing”

By Noor Al-Sibai

A "skeleton" Starship will only pale in comparison to the eventual spacecraft that will carry a crew to the Moon during NASA's Artemis 3 mission.

NASA: SpaceX Only Has to Prove It Can Land Astronauts on Moon, Not Bring Them Home Again

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is gearing up for the Artemis 1 Moon mission launch later this month, and the space program is packing it with appearances by celebrity guests.

NASA Packs Artemis 1 Moon Launch With a Crop of Celebrity Guests

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA has announced that the Artemis 1 will contain living yeast samples that will be dropped off on the Moon later this month — surely nothing can go wrong!

NASA’s Moon Mission This Month Will Shoot a Probe Containing Life into Deep Space

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA has finally rolled its massive Moon-bound rocket to the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida — and ahead of schedule for once.

NASA Rolls Mega Moon Rocket Onto Launchpad

By Victor Tangermann

Almost immediately after the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex made Artemis 1 Moon misson launch tickets available to the public, the website crashed.

Website Selling Moon Mission Launch Tickets Crashed Almost Immediately

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Artemis I is set to launch August 29 for an uncrewed mission to the Moon. NASA hopes Artemis will return humans to the lunar surface.

NASA Confirms Launch Date for Its Massive Moon Rocket

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Jupiter's massive moons may be the reason why the gas giant never formed rings like its neighbor Saturn, according to new research.

Jupiter’s Moons Accused of Sucking Up the Planet’s Rings

By Frank Landymore

A team of researchers have discovered "pits" in the lunar surface which, according to their computer modeling, sit at a balmy 63 degrees Fahrenheit.

NASA Finds Holes on the Moon Where It’s Always a Comfortable Temperature

By Victor Tangermann

China's Tianwen-1 spacecraft has taken an incredible image of Phobos, one of the two moons orbiting Mars, from just 3,160 miles away.

China Takes Incredible Close Up Shot of Mars’ Moon Phobos

By Victor Tangermann

In light of a Florida family's space-loving young son's unexpected death, they're trying to raise the funds to rest his ashes on the Moon.

Parents Crowdfund to Send 11-Year-Old Son’s Ashes to the Moon

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA has released stunning new images of Jupiter and its moon Europa, taken by its groundbreaking new James Webb Space Telescope.

James Webb Picture of Jupiter So Crisp You Can See Its Moon Europa

By Victor Tangermann

Japanese researchers say we'll probably need their newly designed Moon base with artificial gravity if humans are going to live on the Moon.

Japanese Team Invents Moon Base With Artificial Gravity

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA dropped an update on its official blog detailing the causes of their satellite's dropout. In a nutshell? A bad command and a software error.

We Finally Know Why NASA Lost Contact With Moonbound Spacecraft

By Frank Landymore

Yesterday, news broke that NASA lost contact with its just-launched CAPSTONE satellite, just a day after the spacecraft successfully escaped Earth’s orbit.

NASA Still Has No Contact With Spacecraft En Route to the Moon

By Frank Landymore

NASA has encountered "communication issues" and is attempting to "re-establish contact" with its Moon-bound CAPSTONE satellite.

NASA Loses Contact With Just-Launched Spacecraft Headed Toward Moon

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Capstone satellite is currently hurtling towards the Moon after successfully breaking free of Earth's orbit on Monday.

There’s a NASA Satellite Headed Toward the Moon Right Now

By Frank Landymore

NASA Chief Bill Nelson had some choice words to say about China's upcoming Moon missions, alleging that the nation intends to take the Moon for itself.

China Furious After NASA Accuses It of Stealing the Moon

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Obsessed with this sizable turtle, which NASA caught smiling in front of their colossal Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket.

Chunky Turtle Spotted Near NASA’s Mega Moon Rocket

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Moon dirt that was digested and recovered from cockroach carcasses probably isn't going to a new home, after all. NASA wants RR Auction to halt its sale.

NASA Demands Return of Moon Dust Pooped Out by Cockroaches

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA Spots Location Where Derelict Rocket Smashed Into the Moon

NASA Spots Location Where Derelict Rocket Smashed Into the Moon

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Photographer and astronomer Andrew McCarthy has shared a stunning new image he took of the International Space Station transiting in front of a sunlit Moon.

Amazing Shot Captures Space Station Flying Directly Across the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

During a crucial Artemis 1 take-off test, the NASA's seemingly doomed Space Launch System sprung a leak in a hydrogen fuel valve.

NASA’s Super Expensive Mega Moon Rocket Starts Leaking During Test

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

According to leaked documents obtained by Ars Technica, NASA's plans to return astronauts to the surface on the Moon are in serious trouble.

Leaked Documents Show NASA’s Moon Landing Plans in Chaos

By Victor Tangermann

Blake Lemoine, Google engineer making claims of sentient AI, took to Twitter to inform those reaching — he's offline and away on his honeymoon.

Engineer Who Says AI Came to Life Says He Can’t Comment Further Because He’s on His Honeymoon

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

If you've ever eyed at a Moon rover and thought, "that thing should look like a four-legged humanoid spider crab," you're in luck.

Why Does This New Moon Rover Look Vaguely Terrifying

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

China has created a map of the Moon's surface more detailed, and at a greater scale, than any single map that came before it.

China Publishes the Most Detailed Map of the Moon Ever Made

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA's Office of Inspector General has released the final audit of the agency's efforts to build the Mobile Launcher 2 — and it doesn't pull any punches.

Scathing Report Admits NASA Is Years Behind Moon Landing Schedule

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has identified a top priority of what to study once on the Moon: the Gruithuisen Domes, two mysterious mounds that have scientists puzzled.

NASA Says It’s a Priority to Investigate Strange Domes on the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

NASA revealed that Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace will provide new-and-improved spacesuits for the upcoming Artemis moon landings, and followers were feeling a little baffled — not to mention left hanging — when the designers failed to produce any actual imagery of the fits.

We Just Got the First Peek at NASA’s Artemis Moon Landing Suits

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA has chosen Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace to develop the next generation of spacesuits capable of protecting astronauts during spacewalks.

NASA Inks Deals for Moonwalking Suits for Artemis Landings

By Victor Tangermann

Remember those plants grown in soil collected by Apollo astronauts? Bad news -- it sounds like they didn't turn out so great.

Bad News! The Plants Grown in Moon Soil Turned Out Wretched

By Noor Al-Sibai

Moon dirt that was digested and recovered from cockroach carcasses probably isn't going to a new home, after all. NASA wants RR Auction to halt its sale.

Someone’s Selling NASA Moon Dust That Got Eaten By Cockroaches

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A Russian cosmonaut has shared an amazing photo of an ice formation on the windows of the International Space Station that looks a whole lot like the moon.

Check Out This Moon-Shaped Ice Crystal on the Space Station’s Window

By Noor Al-Sibai

VC funded startup Lonestar Data Holdings wants to store data in datacenters inside the hollow lava tubes suspected to line the surface of the Moon.

Startup Announces Plans to Bury Server Farm on the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists from the University of Florida say they've successfully grown plants in samples of lunar soil collected during three Apollo missions.

Scientists Grow Living Plants in Moon Soil Captured by Astronauts

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Researchers at Nanjing University in China say lunar soil may support long-term human life on the Moon because by providing resources like oxygen and fuel.

Scientists Say They’ve Figured Out How to Turn Moon Soil Into Spaceship Fuel and Oxygen

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Senior NASA Official Fears Getting “Stuck” on the Moon

Senior NASA Official Fears Getting “Stuck” on the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

NASA captured video this week of Phobos, one of two Martian moons, and it completes a slow death spiral and will eventually crash into Mars' surface.

NASA Says One of Mars’ Moons Is Going to Crash Into Its Surface

By Lonnie Lee Hood

In a new study published in the journal Nature Communications, scientists found that Europa's icy shell could be more porous than previously thought.

Jupiter’s Icy Moon May Be Way More Habitable Than We Thought

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's SLS rocket for the Artemis I uncrewed Moon mission is having problems, including a liquid hydrogen leak during the last wet dress rehearsal.

NASA’s Tests of Its Mega Moon Rocket Aren’t Not Going Particularly Well

By Lonnie Lee Hood

The first-ever all-civilian mission to the International Space Station is well underway — and the crew is already talking about wanting to go to the Moon.

Tourists on Space Station Say They’re Discussing Private Moon Mission

By Victor Tangermann