NASA's upcoming Artemis II mission is slated to return astronauts to the Moon no sooner than April 2026. Astronauts were last on the Moon in 1972 ...

Before Artemis II, NASA will send two missions to scout the surface of the lunar south pole for resources that could sustain ...

What is the moon phase today? Today, Jan. 2, 2025, the moon is 3 days old, in the Waxing Crescent phase of its lunar cycle. It is 9% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the ...

Moon and other celestial bodies planned by the United States, China, Japan, and the European Space Agency (ESA). These ...

A Tetracorder map of the Moon showing water absorption areas (with an Earth-based image of the Moon in the center right to establish the boundaries of this map). The different colors represent ...

Witness a lunar occultation of both Mars and the Pleiades; plus, Mars reaches opposition and Venus and Saturn sit close ...

From lunar and asteroid missions to groundbreaking human spaceflight tests and new rockets, 2025 promises an array of ...

The first is the SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer).

From new commercial Moon landers to asteroid investigations, expect a slate of exciting space missions in 2025 ...

In 2025, space agencies are gearing up for some ambitious goals. Here’s a look at the most exciting missions planned for the coming year.