Staffing the moon base: How many astronauts should live in NASA’s lunar outpost?
Staffing the moon base: How many astronauts should live in NASA’s lunar outpost?

A simulation of future astronaut moon bases suggests that mission design, and not just psychology, needs to be considered for success.

Human flight was still 7 years away in 1776. Now, we’re headed back to the moon

Humanity made some halting steps toward flight over the centuries, but our species was still firmly rooted on the ground when the United States of America was born on July 4, 1776.

In 1776, the moon was a clock, a calendar and a streetlight — and it was 31 feet closer to Earth

The moon over America’s first Independence Day was about 31 feet closer to Earth than it is today. Here’s how colonists used it as a clock, calendar and streetlight — and what astronomers knew about it.

NASA will send a soccer ball to the moon —if the US wins the World Cup
NASA will send a soccer ball to the moon —if the US wins the World Cup

NASA will send a soccer ball to the moon if the United States wins the FIFA World Cup, agency chief Jared Isaacman said on Tuesday (June 30).

‘PROMISE’ me the moon? NASA wants to send spare nuclear-powered Mars rover to the lunar surface
‘PROMISE’ me the moon? NASA wants to send spare nuclear-powered Mars rover to the lunar surface

NASA has announced new lunar landing contracts for its Artemis Moon Base program, as well as a potential new moon rover mission named PROMISE.

NASA will announce moon base news today: Watch it live

NASA will provide an update about its moon base plans this afternoon, and you can watch it live.

A SpaceX rocket will slam into the moon this August. Will we be able to see it?
A SpaceX rocket will slam into the moon this August. Will we be able to see it?

A spent SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage is set to impact the moon this August, but experts aren’t sure if the crash will be visible from Earth.

What time is it on the moon? The US and China disagree
What time is it on the moon? The US and China disagree

Why making lunar standard time is in everyone’s best interests.

‘Let’s not fool the public’: Why moon art should be more realistic in the Artemis age
‘Let’s not fool the public’: Why moon art should be more realistic in the Artemis age

As NASA’s Artemis program hits its stride, there’s an urgent need to guard against artistic misrepresentations of the moon, experts say.

Live from the moon! How lasers connected us all to NASA’s Artemis 2 astronauts on their epic lunar trip

A laser system, previously tested on board the International Space Station, helped to stream video directly from the Artemis 2 mission on its way around the moon.