The answer depends on many factors, including the amount of fuel needed, the moon's orbit and the mission's objectives.

NASA is developing autonomous software to recognize faults and hazards on worlds like Europa, and prevent or fix them without ...

On 25 June, Li Chunlai watched eagerly as a capsule carrying the first pieces of the far side of the Moon landed on Earth.

All sky and space lovers get ready for one of the biggest meteor showers of the year this week! The 2024 Geminid meteor ...

Turning Point: In February, Intuitive Machines became the first private, nongovernmental entity to achieve a soft landing on ...

Heat shield damage seen during the first Artemis test flight is now understood, NASA says, but more time is needed to ...

The Artemis program, which aims to return astronauts to the moon this decade amid a renewed international push for lunar ...

It is set for Dec. 14 and 15 "for two successive nights," according to EarthSky.org. The Farmer's Almanac adds, "The full ...

NASA’s Artemis program, a follow-up to the Apollo moonshots of the late 1960s and early 1970s, has completed only one mission ...

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced on Thursday new delays in the U.S. space agency's Artemis program to return ...

This month's full moon will also feature a lunar rarity: According to TimeandDate.com, the full moon on Dec. 15, 2024, will ...

The spiritual meaning of December’s full Cold Moon is about creating new connections, letting go of old narratives, and ...