A US Senate committee has directed NASA to begin work on a moon base "as soon as is practicable." Under legislation advanced by the Senate lawmakers, the outpost would serve as a science laboratory and proving ground,

A new federal report says NASA currently has no way to rescue astronauts if they become stranded during future missions to the moon.

For a while, NASA's future looked to be on shaky ground, but this new proposal seems like a fresh vote of confidence.

NASA is no longer talking about lunar bases in abstract terms. The agency has set a concrete goal to have a working nuclear fission reactor operating on the Moon by 2030, turning a science fiction staple into a near-term engineering deadline. That target ...

WASHINGTON — NASA said Friday it's revamping its Artemis moon exploration program to make it more like the fast-paced Apollo program half a century ago, adding an extra practice flight before attempting a high-risk lunar landing with a crew in two years.

NASA made major changes to its Artemis lunar architecture, adding a test flight of lunar landers in Earth orbit while canceling planned upgrades to the SLS.

(The Conversation) – The first space race was about flags and footprints. Now, decades later, landing on the Moon is old news. The new race is to build there, and doing so hinges on power. In April 2025, China reportedly unveiled plans to build a nuclear ...

The agency will no longer attempt to land on the Moon on Artemis III, delaying the landing until 2028 on Artemis IV.

SpaceX's Starship has accumulated at least two years of development delays since NASA picked the rocket as an astronaut moon lander in 2021, and is expected to require more time to clear remaining hurdles before landing on the moon,