Moon

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gave his approval for a plan put forth by former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich to give a $2 billion prize to the first private company to establish and run the first base on the moon.

India's Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft has entered the Moon's orbit, the country’s space agency announced Tuesday.

Tardigrades, which live on every continent on Earth, are also (maybe) living on the moon, following the crash of a lunar lander carrying thousands of the microscopic water bears.

The country that masters orbit between Earth and the moon will set the rules for future space commerce.

When you look up at the moon, there may now be a few thousand water bears looking back at you.

It's been known for some time that there are ice deposits on Mercury and the Moon, including frozen water found on the surface of the Moon last year. 

With private companies setting their sights on sending humans to the moon in the near future, it's possible that one could touch down on the lunar surface before NASA astronauts do.

The Apollo missions have had a lasting legacy on space exploration, most notably the Apollo 11 mission, which saw humanity walk on the Moon for the first time. But a new study extends the legacy of the Apollo missions into something much greater than walking on another celestial body — it suggests the Moon is far older than anyone thought.

July 31 will mark a rare occurrence for Earth's natural satellite — a phenomenon known as a Black Moon.

NASA may have ambitions of returning to the Moon on its own, but it's asking for help from Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk to make breakthroughs for future space missions, including going to Mars.