The Apollo lunar missions worked by using a spacecraft in two parts. The Command and Service Module (CSM) and the Lunar Module (LM) traveled together from the launch pad at Cape Kennedy to lunar orbit ...

The seven retroreflectors placed on the Moon's surface will bounce photons back to you if you have a laser powerful enough. It's the 56th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing on the Moon today, and pretty ...

This video explores the Apollo Lunar Module, the spacecraft that transported astronauts to the moon's surface. It details the ...

Legendary astronaut Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. shared a heartfelt message on the 56th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, recalling the historic moment when the lunar module Eagle landed at ...

Athena didn’t crash. But what did happen to it? Hours after the 15-foot-tall robotic spacecraft arrived at the moon’s surface, closer to the lunar south pole than any spacecraft has been, it remained ...

"We never fully imagined the 'magic' that the lunar soil possessed." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Soil excavated from the moon ...

On Wednesday 26 February, a thermal imaging camera blasted off to the Moon as part of NASA's Lunar Trailblazer mission. This aims to map sources of water on the Moon to shed light on the lunar water ...

Four-and-a-half months after launch atop a Falcon 9 rocket, a privately-built Japanese lander attempted to touch down on the moon Thursday, but telemetry indicated a higher-than-expected descent ...

Blue Origin showed this updated design for its cislunar "transporter" spacecraft that will carry propellant from Earth orbit to lunar orbit for its Blue Moon lander. Credit: Blue Moon WASHINGTON — ...

Both the lunar module and Neil Armstrong are framed between the blackness of space and the Sea of Tranquility, where the ...

A magnificent photograph of lunar module pilot Jim Irwin saluting the American flag at the Hadley-Apennine landing site ...