As NASA looks establish a presence on the moon, Blue Origin's Mark 1 lander moves ahead with pre-launch testing.

NASA’s upcoming Artemis II flight will be the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years, but it will not land on the moon. Here’s why.

Intuitive Machines' Nova-C lander on the moon in this IM-1 mission animation. Credit: Space.com | animation courtesy: ...

Russia's first lunar lander mission in 47 years ended in failure when Luna-25 crashed into the moon. Credit: Space.com | ...

To win the superpower race to the Moon, the U.S. could launch a super-speed crusade to develop a lander that beats Chinese taikonauts to the lunar surface. Shown here is Lockheed's leading-edge Orion ...

Private companies are testing new power systems for longer rover missions and future human lunar habitats. By Mack DeGeurin Published Dec 11, 2025 1:08 PM EST Get the Popular Science daily ...

The Blue Moon Mark 1 (MK1) lunar lander is big, beautiful, and preparing to launch within the next four months. Can Blue Origin actually pull this off? Reading time 3 minutes Riding the high of its ...

NASA is aiming to launch its highly anticipated Artemis III mission in mid-2027 at the earliest, landing humans on the moon for the first time since the final Apollo mission in 1972. But SpaceX, the ...

With its metaphorical feet held over the allegorical fire by NASA, SpaceX has released a new, simplified plan to build a lander to put US astronauts back on the Moon now that the competition for the ...

The lunar lander is called "Lanyue" (Embracing the Moon) and it "marks the first time that China has carried out a test for extraterrestrial landing and takeoff of a manned spacecraft,” according to ...

The plan hinges on SpaceX being able to demonstrate that Starship can refuel in orbit. NASA awarded a contract to SpaceX now worth $4.4 billion to develop a lander capable of transporting humans to ...

Though SpaceX was awarded the lunar lander contract in 2021, NASA recently indicated its intention to consider other options from Blue Origin and Lockheed Martin. Under its Artemis campaign, NASA is ...