The moon

NASA on the brink of history: Rocket on its way to the moon – final preparations underway

NASA approaches the next phase of its deep space return program. Artemis 2 will be the first crewed mission to the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972 and will serve as a critical test for new technologies.

Spacecraft transfer with rocket to the Moon to the launch pad.
An AI generated illustrative image of a nuclear power plant on the surface of the Moon, with the Earth seen in the background.

Russia plans a nuclear power plant on Moon within a decade

 American astronaut in space.

Trump's space order: 2028 Moon landing, lunar outpost by 2030

Innovation, Science and Technology Minister Gila Gamliel shakes hands with Meredith McKay, NASA’s deputy administrator for international relations.

Jerusalem partners with NASA, looks forward to first Israeli woman in space


Japan's 'moon sniper' to test precision landing - and Tokyo's space ambitions

The mission is meant to demonstrate Japan's ability to put a lightweight, low-cost craft on the moon within 100 meters of a designated landing site using an advanced visual navigation system.

 The blue moon as seen in the sky, August 30, 2023

India's Chandrayaan-3 lander detects 'moonquake' during two week mission

Electrical signals are generated when tremors cause springs within the machinery to move, allowing the scientists to construct models of what has occurred.

 Arun Haryani, an enthusiast with his body painted in tri-colours reacts as he holds up a model of LVM3 M4 which was used in launching of Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the eve of its moon landing, in Ahmedabad, India, August 22, 2023.

Mission accomplished, India puts moon rover to 'sleep'

Now India is hoping for the success of a probe launched on Saturday to study the sun, observing solar winds that can cause disturbance on Earth commonly seen as auroras.

 A picture taken from the camera of the lunar landing spacecraft Luna-25 shows the Zeeman crater located on the far side of the moon, August 17, 2023

Rare 'blue supermoon' rises over Israel, won't return until 2037

The blue supermoon is the brightest and the largest full moon of 2023.

 A supermoon hangs in the night sky.

Rare 'blue supermoon' to rise this week, won't return until 2037

The coming full moon will be the brightest and the largest of 2023.

 The blue moon as seen in the sky, August 30, 2023

Netanyahu congratulates Indian PM on successful moon landing

India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft successfully landed on the moon on Wednesday.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi

Chandrayaan-3 lands on moon in historic moment for India

The successful landing marks its emergence as a space power as the government looks to spur investment in private space launches and related satellite-based businesses.

 A view of the moon as viewed by the Chandrayaan-3 lander during Lunar Orbit Insertion on August 5, 2023 in this screengrab from a video released August 6, 2023.

What did China's rover discover hidden under the moon's surface? - study

The find could prove that volcanic activity on the moon didn't end 1 billion years ago, but may still be active today.

 A picture taken from the camera of the lunar landing spacecraft Luna-25 shows the Zeeman crater located on the far side of the moon, August 17, 2023

Russia's Luna-25 smashes into moon in failure

Russia's moon mission failed after the Luna-25 spacecraft slammed into the moon.

 A Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster with a Fregat upper stage and the lunar landing spacecraft Luna-25 blasts off from a launchpad at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, August 11, 2023.

Russia's lunar lander hit by unspecified 'emergency situation'

The nature of the "emergency situation" and how it may impact the lander's landing on the moon is as of yet unclear.

 Specialists take part in preparations ahead of the launch of the lunar landing spacecraft Luna-25 mission to search for ice near the south pole of the moon, at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur region, Russia, in this handout photo published August 1, 2023.