A supercomputer simulation of the Apollo 12 landing on the moon was created to "improve its understanding of plume-surface ...

Despite the marvel of space exploration, successful lunar landings remain a formidable challenge. Historically high failure rates highlight the complexity and unpredictability of these missions. The ...

Intuitive Machines' IM-2 Athena lander ended up on its side on the moon, bringing a premature end to its mission. Commercial moon missions with NASA connections are all the rage right now. Firefly ...

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander descended from lunar orbit on autopilot, aiming for the slopes of an ancient volcanic dome in an impact basin on the moon’s northeastern edge of the near side.

A spacecraft from Japan attempting to make the country's first private moon landing on Thursday instead crashed into the lunar surface in a disappointing second failure for its ispace builders. The ...

The footage shows Blue Ghost's historic landing in stunning detail. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Blue Ghost had its eyes wide ...

Later today, a Japanese company will be attempting a feat which few have achieved successfully: it will try to gently touch down its Resilience lander on the moon’s surface as part of its Hakuto-R ...

A private lunar lander from Japan crashed while attempting a touchdown Friday, the latest casualty in the commercial rush to the moon. The Tokyo-based company ispace declared the mission a failure ...