Elon Musk close ally and NASA administrator Jared Isaacman vows US Moon landing within Trump’s second term

Jared Isaacman, the newly-confirmed NASA Administrator and a close ally of SpaceX has announced that the US will return ...

2026 will be the year NASA astronauts fly around the moon again — if all goes to plan

The Artemis II mission, which could launch as early as February, is expected to send four astronauts on a trip to the moon, ...

The moon and sun figure big in the new year’s lineup of cosmic wonders

The moon and sun share top billing in 2026. Kicking off the year's cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts ...

New race to the moon: could a German be first this time?

Man is returning to the moon - and with him old rivalries and new ambitions. Europe wants to have its say; Germany wants to ...

Apollo 8 crew returned from space after viewing the moon on Dec. 27, 1968

The first manned mission to the moon returned to earth on December 27, 1968. Apollo 8's crew did not walk on the moon's ...