Lunar exploration — Artemis, moon missions, lunar surface science, and the race back to the Moon.
October's 'Hunter's Moon' stalks into the autumn sky tonight: Here's what you need to know
October's full moon arrives on October 25, bringing with it one of the year's most recognizable lunar milestones. The Hunter's Moon represents the sec…
NASA, Partners Accelerate Lander Development for 2028 Moon Missions
NASA has accelerated development timelines for crewed lunar landers that will transport astronauts to the Moon during the late 2020s. The agency and i…
Moon-Like Madagascar
NASA researchers have identified a large anorthosite formation in southern Madagascar, a rock type that dominates the lunar surface. The bright lens o…
NASA Adds New Science Investigations for Moon Base
NASA has selected three new scientific investigations to support construction and operations of Moon Base, the agency's planned lunar outpost. These i…
Moon dust preserves record of life’s building blocks
China's Chang'e missions have discovered organic compounds in lunar soil that may preserve a chemical record of the raw ingredients that sparked life …
Practicing for Safe Landings on the Moon and Beyond
# NASA Tests Advanced Landing System for Lunar Missions NASA researchers are developing and testing a sophisticated guidance system designed to help …
New Lunar Crater Offers Keys To Moon’s Shallow Subsurface
# New Lunar Crater Offers Keys to Moon's Shallow Subsurface Fresh asteroid impacts on the Moon create temporary windows into the lunar subsurface, ex…
APOD: 2026 September 23 – A New Lunar Crater: McGetchin
# A Fresh Lunar Scar Reveals the Moon's Violent Present NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day featured McGetchin crater on September 23, 2026, a newly …
Scientists Release Details About Moon's New Massive Crater
A freshly discovered crater on the Moon represents the largest impact feature identified in the modern era of lunar observation. Scientists publishing…