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China has just successfully scored its latest forte in the space race after landing on the Moon's dark side for the second time.

China Lands on Dark Side of the Moon, Prepares to Gather Loot and Return to Earth

By Noor Al-Sibai

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

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

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

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

NASA scientist Max Coleman has been trying to figure out if its possible to grow radishes in lunar soil analogues in his kitchen.

NASA Experiment: Radishes Could Probably Grow in Lunar Soil

By Victor Tangermann

A team of researchers at the University of California found that there could be way more ice water on the surface of the Moon than we initially thought.

Science & Energy

Study: There’s Way More Water on the Moon Than We Thought

By Victor Tangermann

A new study from scientists at Stony Brook University found that moon dust particles could react with human cells — and potentially lead to cancer.

Breathing in Moon Dust Could be Even More Toxic Than We Thought

By Victor Tangermann

India’s Chandrayaan-2 Has More Power Than NASA’s Apollo Missions, But Cheaper

India’s Chandrayaan-2 Has More Power Than NASA’s Apollo Missions, But Cheaper

It Turns Out That Our Moon Once Had an Atmosphere

It Turns Out That Our Moon Once Had an Atmosphere

Stephen Hawking: “I Am Convinced That Humans Need to Leave Earth”

Stephen Hawking: “I Am Convinced That Humans Need to Leave Earth”