Elon Musk's giant Starship rocket is launching again. Here's what to expect
The rocket is the largest ever built. It has yet to complete a full test flight, but the third time might be the charm.
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Private lunar lander returns U.S. to the moon 50 years later. Here's what to know
The Houston-based company has pulled off the first successful commercial landing on the lunar surface. It's America's first soft landing in decades.
50 years since the last Apollo astronauts went to the moon, NASA is finally going back
December 7, 1972 was the launch of the final mission in NASA's Apollo moon program. Fifty years later, NASA finally seems poised to return people to the lunar surface.
NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket reaches the launch pad
NASA's Artemis 1 rocket, the Space Launch System, reached the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39B on Friday. The successor to the Apollo program could one day send humans back to the moon.
In a first, a mysterious rocket part is about to slam into the moon — by accident
A rocket part set to slam into the far side of the moon Friday morning highlights the growing issue of space junk in orbit around Earth, experts say
China, Russia Announce Plan To Build Moon Research Station
The two countries' space agencies say the proposal, which sets no time frame, could include an orbiting station, a base on the surface, or both.
China Promises To Share Findings From Its Returned Lunar Probe
The successful completion of the Chang'e-5 mission makes China only the third country to have returned soil and rock samples from the surface of the moon.
2 Months After Failed Moon Landing, India Acknowledges Its Craft Crashed
The robotic Vikram craft would have made India the fourth country to successfully land on the moon. Instead, contact was lost — and now, authorities have formally acknowledged it crashed.
India's Attempt To Land Rover At Moon's South Pole Fails
The spacecraft's descent was going as planned until it reached an altitude of 2.1 km over the surface. "Subsequently, communication from Lander to the ground stations was lost," scientists explained.
50 Years After Apollo 11, Here's What (And How) Astronauts Are Eating
Ever since astronaut John Glenn's first bite of applesauce in 1962, eating in space has been a challenge. NPR talks to former NASA food scientists to see how cosmic cuisine has evolved over the years.