Japan launches rocket carrying an X-ray telescope to explore the origins of universe
The telescope will measure the speed and makeup of what lies between galaxies, information to help study how celestial objects were formed.
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Russia and India are landing on the moon next week. Here's what you need to know
India and Russia are sending landers to spots near the south pole, which has water ice that might one day be mined to make rocket fuel.
India launches a lander and rover to explore the moon's south pole
A successful landing by the spacecraft would make India the fourth country — after the U.S., the Soviet Union, and China — to achieve the feat.
Contact is lost with a Japanese spacecraft attempting to land on the moon
A Japanese company lost contact with its unmanned Hakuto spacecraft moments before touchdown on the moon Wednesday, saying the mission had apparently failed.
If daylight saving time seems tricky, try figuring out the time on the moon
Scientists are pondering how to tell time on other celestial bodies. It's a lot harder than you might think.
NASA's Artemis I returns from the moon with hopes to get astronauts back there soon
The successful splashdown of the spacecraft with no humans aboard keeps NASA's Artemis mission on track to put the first woman and first person of color on the lunar surface by 2025.
A Japanese company has fired a rocket carrying a lunar rover to the moon
A Tokyo company aimed for the moon with its own private lander Sunday, blasting off atop a SpaceX rocket with the United Arab Emirates' first lunar rover and a toylike robot from Japan.
After a night of uncertainty, NASA's Artemis moon rocket takes to the skies
NASA's Artemis moon rocket has finally launched after months of setbacks, from fuel leaks to hurricanes. If successful, the mission signals a big step toward returning humans to the moon.
NASA's Artemis moon rocket is just hours from launch. Here's where to watch
The space agency has been trying for months to send its giant moon rocket on its first test flight. The goal is to send a crew capsule, with no astronauts on board, around the moon and back.
A total lunar eclipse is happening Tuesday — and it won't happen again for 3 years
A total lunar eclipse happens when the moon falls completely in the Earth's shadow.