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Scientists may have narrowed down the landing site of the Soviet Union's Luna 9, which in 1966 became the first spacecraft to ...

Only one of these patches of lunar plain can be Luna 9’s actual landing site – and there’s no guarantee that either of them is. But the search is oddly compelling.

Sixty years after Luna 9’s pioneering journey, researchers believe they may have found the craft’s final resting place.

The lander became the first spacecraft to send back pictures of the Moon, three years before Apollo 11. The post Scientists ...

July 20th is Moon Day, Space Exploration Day and the anniversary of the first Apollo 11 moonwalk. Here’s a look at the Apollo program and the new Artemis program to return to the lunar surface.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The historic Artemis II mission is slated for a possible early February launch. A crew of astronauts will be the first people to fly to the moon since Apollo 17’s Gene Cernan ...