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NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has successfully bounced a laser off of a tiny reflector attached to India's Vikram lander.

NASA Probe Shoots Indian Moon Lander With Laser

By Victor Tangermann

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s SLIM lunar lander successfully touched down but its solar panels aren't charging.

Japanese Moon Lander Dying After Touching Down on Lunar Surface

By Victor Tangermann

Astrobotic tried to make the US' triumphant return to the lunar surface. Its lander will now burn up in the Earth's atmosphere.

It Was Supposed to Land on the Moon. Instead, It’s Dying a Fiery Death

By Victor Tangermann

The Sun is officially setting on the landing spot of India's Chandrayaan-3 mission yet again, diminishing hopes of it ever waking up again.

Hope Fades as Indian Rover Fails to Wake Before Sun Sets Again

By Victor Tangermann

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

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

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

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

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

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

A fascinating new video released by the Indian space agency show the country's lunar lander rolling down to the surface.

Amazing Footage Shows Indian Rover Ramping Down to the Lunar Surface

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has spotted the impact site of Japanese company ispace's lunar lander.

NASA Says It May Have Spotted Remains of Crashed Japanese Moon Lander

By Victor Tangermann

After spending the last five months making its way to the Moon, a Japanese spacecraft is about to make its first attempt to land on the lunar surface.

A Private Spacecraft Will Attempt to Land on the Moon Tomorrow

By Victor Tangermann

Space company Astrobotic has unveiled the Peregrine Lander, the first US lunar lander designed to touch down on the Moon since the Apollo missions.

NASA Contractor Unveils First US Lunar Lander Since Apollo Missions

By Victor Tangermann

Vermont representative Bernie Sanders wants to make sure $10 billion of taxpayers' funds won't land in the hands of Blue Origin CEO Jeff Bezos.

Bernie Sanders Working to Block Jeff Bezos From NASA Moon Contract

By Victor Tangermann

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has announced it is sending a tiny transforming rover to the Moon some time next year to collect data on lunar dust.

Japan Is Sending a Robot to the Moon and It’s a Transformer

By Victor Tangermann

The Canadian Space Agency wants to send its own rover to the surface of the Moon with the help of NASA within the next five years.

Canada Wants to Land Its Own Rover on the Moon by 2026

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX just won two contracts to launch both a commercial lunar lander, a mission backed by NASA, as well as a satellite meant to monitor methane emissions.

SpaceX Secures NASA Contract to Launch Lunar Lander

By Victor Tangermann

Good night, Chang'e-5. China's lunar lander has completed its mission of collecting the first lunar samples in almost half a century.

Chinese Lander Dies on Lunar Surface

By Victor Tangermann

China released video footage today of its Chang'e-5 spacecraft approaching and then safely landing on the surface of the near side of the Moon.

China Releases Footage of Lander Touching Down on Lunar Surface

By Victor Tangermann

With the help of SpaceX, a multimedia company is sending a pair of 5.5 pound remotely-controlled racecars to hold the first car race on the Moon.

SpaceX Will Launch Remote Controlled Racecars to Lunar Surface

By Victor Tangermann

China is about to launch an ambitious mission to the Moon in an attempt to retrieve the first lunar samples and bring them back to Earth since the 1970s.

Watch China Launch Its Lunar Sample Return Mission Live

By Victor Tangermann

China is preparing to launch its Chang'e-5 lunar sample return mission early next week and the rocket to get it to the Moon was just rolled out.

China Is About to Launch a Lunar Sample Return Mission

By Victor Tangermann

China just showed off a rocket that could send astronauts to the Moon — but when is still a big question mark.

China Reveals Rocket to Send Astronauts to Moon

By Victor Tangermann

Blue Origin just delivered an engineering mockup of a lander that could one day carry American astronauts down to the surface of the Moon to NASA.

Blue Origin Engineers Deliver Full-Scale Prototype Moon Lander to NASA

By Victor Tangermann

According to a House appropriations bill released today, Congress doesn't intend to raise NASA's budget, setting aside the same $22.63 billion for 2021.

Congress Budget Denies NASA Full Funding for Moon Missions

By Victor Tangermann

The chief of India's space agency claimed their orbiter had spotted Vikram, the perished lunar lander, months before NASA announced it had found it.

India’s Space Chief: We Found Our Lander Months Before NASA

By Victor Tangermann

NASA just announced that it finally found the crash site debris and remains of India's long lost lunar lander called Vikram.

NASA Spots Remains of India’s Lost Lunar Lander

By Victor Tangermann

The Indian government released a short report detailing its Moon lander Vikram's demise in early September — the first time it admitted its lander crashed.

India Finally Admits Its Moon Lander Crashed

By Victor Tangermann

China's Yutu-2 lunar lander just sent back images of a strange new substance it found near a small crater on the far side of the Moon.

Science & Energy

Here Are New Pics of That Weird Substance China Found on the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

An Indian newspaper quoted an ISRO official as saying that the country's lunar lander landed in one piece. The report has yet to be confirmed.

Indian Official: Moon Lander May Have Survived in One Piece

By Victor Tangermann

India may have lost all communication with its Vikram lunar lander after making its approach last week — but not all may be lost.

India Finds Lost Moon Lander, Tries to Establish Contact

By Victor Tangermann

Breaking: India Has Lost Communication With Lunar Lander

Science & Energy

Breaking: India Has Lost Communication With Lunar Lander

By Victor Tangermann

Israeli lunar lander Beresheet crashed onto the surface of the Moon on April 11 spilling thousands of dehydrated "water bears" or tardigrades.

Science & Energy

Crashed Moon Lander Splattered Live Organisms Onto Lunar Surface

By Victor Tangermann

India successfully launched their first ever lunar lander as part of its Chandrayaan-2 mission early Monday morning local time.

India Successfully Launches Lunar Lander Toward The Moon

By Victor Tangermann

India officially called off the launch of its first mission to the Moon on Sunday a mere hour before launch due to a "technical snag."

India Calls Off Moon Mission One Hour Before Launch

By Victor Tangermann

India is getting ready to launch its first-ever lunar lander mission called Chandrayaan 2 on Sunday, including an orbiter, lander, and rover.

India Is Launching a Moon Mission This Weekend

By Victor Tangermann

Jeff Bezos-led Blue Origin just fired up its gigantic Moon lander engine for the first time at NSA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

Blue Origin Test Fires Moon Lander Engine For the First Time

By Victor Tangermann

Jeff Bezos' private space company Blue Origin revealed its plans to go to the Moon at a mysterious press event today, including a lunar lander design.

Jeff Bezos Just Unveiled Blue Origin’s Moon Lander

By Victor Tangermann

Israel’s Moon Lander Just Got Photobombed by the Earth

Israel’s Moon Lander Just Got Photobombed by the Earth

By Victor Tangermann

After problems with its navigation system, Israeli lunar lander ran into another serious glitch after its first maneuver: an unexpected computer reboot.

Israeli Moon Lander Hits Serious Glitch in Orbit

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX Just Launched the First Commercial Lunar Lander, Ever

SpaceX Just Launched the First Commercial Lunar Lander, Ever

By Victor Tangermann

Israeli nonprofit SpaceIL's lunar lander Beresheet has now passed a series of launch tests, putting it one step closer to making space history.

First Private Lunar Lander Passes Launch Tests at SpaceX Facility

By Kristin Houser

SpaceIL's privately funded lunar lander won't launch aboard a Falcon 9 until February, and SpaceX gave the company no explanation for the two-month delay.

SpaceX Delays Launch of First Private Lunar Lander Without Explanation

By Kristin Houser

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter that launched in 2009 could assist future commercial and international lunar landers.

NASA’s Lunar Orbiter Could Assist Commercial Missions to the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

China just successfully launched a rocket with a lunar rover on board that will hopefully get the first-ever close-up look at the dark side of the Moon.

China Launches First-Ever Lander Headed to Far Side of Moon

By Victor Tangermann

Lockheed Martin is proposing to send a four-crew lunar lander from the Lunar Gateway to the surface of the moon. And it weighs a ton.

Lockheed Martin’s Giant Moon Lander Is an Absolute Unit

By Victor Tangermann

Amazon’s Founder Wants to Deliver Supplies to the Moon

Amazon’s Founder Wants to Deliver Supplies to the Moon

By Chelsea Gohd

Russia Enters New Space Race, Revealing Their Manned Lunar Lander

Russia Enters New Space Race, Revealing Their Manned Lunar Lander

By June Javelosa