A small NASA satellite broke free from its orbit around Earth Monday and is now headed toward the moon, signaling a step in the right direction for the space program's efforts to put astronauts on the ...

Denmark will lead its first lunar mission under ESA, with the Mani satellite set to map the Moon’s surface in 3D to support future landings, base planning and earthshine research.

A satellite the size of a microwave oven successfully broke free from its orbit around Earth on Monday and is headed toward the moon, the latest step in NASA's plan to land astronauts on the lunar ...

The Earth has got itself a new moon. The new satellite is temporary: it will leave again at the end of November. And it is very small, at just 10 metres across. But it is one of a very few times that ...

Launched from New Zealand last Tuesday by aerospace startup Rocket Lab, the CAPSTONE satellite marks the next step in not only NASA’s plan to put humans on the Moon again, but also the future of low ...

NASA has lost contact with CAPSTONE, a tiny satellite that left Earth's orbit on July 4th. CAPSTONE is a cubesat weighing just 55 pounds, and it's headed for the Moon as part of NASA's plan to get ...

NASA’s CAPSTONE CubeSat launched Wednesday morning and is on its way to test a longer, more fuel-efficient route to the Moon, powered mostly by gravity. NASA’s CAPSTONE (Cislunar Autonomous ...

A new satellite image shows a seemingly vast portion of the United States shrouded in an expansive dark splotch. It is actually the moon, said NASA, casting a shadow over North America during an ...

NASA reestablished contact Thursday with a satellite on its way to study the moon’s orbit, two days after losing contact with the spacecraft – a critical project as the agency seeks to launch its ...