The Japanese government expects that a Japanese astronaut will set foot on the moon and explore the lunar surface in 2028 in Artemis IV, officials said. Under the Apollo program, 12 astronauts ...

These are exciting times in space exploration, as more and more countries and private enterprises are mastering technology not only to orbit the Earth, but to reach to the Moon and beyond. In just the ...

Over the past 50 years, 6 flags have been planted on the lunar surface, and the first one was in 1969. Scientists have been ...

For the Artemis program astronauts, walking on the moon will require new ways of thinking, the latest technology and ...

Even if the flags have remained standing when crews rocketed off the moon, it is almost certain that they are not in the same condition as when they were first deployed on the lunar surface.

People worldwide celebrate the Lunar New Year today, which occurs on the second new moon to follow the Winter Solstice.

Wilmore, 61, and Williams, 58, are veteran astronauts and are both naval officers and former test pilots. Williams has been a ...

Elon Musk says Donald Trump has asked SpaceX to rescue two astronauts who have been in space for more than seven months — ...

President Trump pledges in inaugural address to pursue policy that 'expands our territory' and to put US astronauts on Mars.

The four American astronauts aboard the ISS, including the Boeing Starliner crew, spoke to USA TODAY in an exclusive interview Tuesday.