A Stray SpaceX Rocket Will Crash Into the Moon Next Month. Here’s What You Should Know
The upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has been stuck in a highly elliptical orbit for…
Transient lunar phenomena: the Moon’s flashes
According to the science of transient lunar phenomena, observers have reported brief lights, colors, and hazes on the…
China Prepares Its First Asteroid Landing on Earth’s Quasi-Moon
A Chinese probe is set for a historic touchdown on asteroid Kamoʻoalewa, which may have been blasted away…
Meet ERNEST, NASA’s Next-Generation Rover Designed to Be Faster and Tougher
During a recent field test in the Colorado desert, a four-wheeled rover traveled across 16 miles (25 kilometers)…
Why does one side of the Moon have a lot of craters, while the other does not?
Back to Article List It’s possible the Earth-facing side got more large impact basins than the farside in…
Two Years Later, We’re Finally Learning How a Transformers-Inspired Rover Fared on the Moon
On January 19, 2024, a tiny, spherical rover called SORA-Q arrived on the Moon and unfurled itself into…
Full Moon: Rare Blue micromoon to appear for last time until 2053
The first Blue Moon in nearly three years will take place this weekend, coinciding with another celestial curiosity.…
Chinese Startup Fires ‘Blazing’ Oxygen-Rich Engine for Deep Space Missions
The space industry is gearing up for longer-duration missions to the Moon and beyond, and that requires new…
Scientists Map Most Cost-Effective Route to the Moon Out of 24 Million Possibilities
Credit: ZME Science. In spaceflight, every kilogram matters. Each item you bring along increases fuel consumption, which means…
Researchers Mapped 30 Million Trips to the Moon. This One’s the Cheapest
As humanity seeks to expand its presence at and around the Moon, researchers have been hard at work…
NASA Released a Massive Trove of Artemis 2 Images. Here Are Gizmodo’s Favorites
It’s been less than a month since the Artemis 2 mission returned to Earth, and the 10-day journey…
A Stray SpaceX Rocket Will Smash Into the Moon at Mach 7 in August, Analyst Says
When SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched a pair of commercial lunar landers in January 2025, the rocket’s upper stage…