During the early Cold War, the United States quietly studied a plan to detonate a nuclear weapon on the Moon as a global display of power. This is the story of Project A119, the scientists behind it, ...

A 62-page document written by President Donald Trump’s on-again-off-again pick to run NASA, billionaire Jared Isaacman, outlines a sweeping, ambitious, and at times controversial plan for the space ...

Imagine looking at the Moon and knowing your name is actually travelling around it. NASA is giving everyone a rare chance to ...

During President Trump’s first term in office, he signed Space Policy Directive 1, signaling the administration’s desire to bring American astronauts back to the moon. This directive, and similar ones ...

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.

Imagine sipping a glass of sake in space—a taste of Earth in the great expanse of the cosmos. While it may sound like science fiction, Japan’s pioneeringDASSAI MOON Project is making this dream a ...

This Panel on Mercury and the Moon is one of six panels providing topical input to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey Steering Group. This panel will discuss the role played by ...