The moon

SpaceX's Starship engine failure could cause problem for NASA's 2028 moon mission objectives

A longer delay would pose not only a greater setback to SpaceX's commercial ambitions to rapidly expand its Starlink broadband satellite network, but its pivotal role in NASA's Artemis moon program.

The SpaceX Starship and Super Heavy v3 Booster lift off on its 13th test flight from the SpaceX launch complex in Starbase, Texas, U.S., July 24, 2026.
 A view of Earth, partially hidden by the Moon, photographed through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:40 p.m. EDT (22:40 GMT) April 6, 2026

NASA finds some microbes could survive on moon, raising concerns over unintended life transfer

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Northrop Grumman's Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) and Mission Extension Pods (MEPs) launches from Space Force Station's Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on July 21, 2026.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage to crash into Moon at seven times the speed of sound

Shining: Moon rises behind the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem.

Parashat Pinchas: What Joshua learned from Moses about true leadership


Scientists discover 266 young ridges on Moon's far side, indicating recent geological activity

Some ridges on the Moon's far side formed over new impact craters, indicating recent activity.

 Scientists discover 266 young ridges on Moon's far side, indicating recent geological activity.

The space race is back in 2025 - opinion

Recent years have seen a significant rise in private investments in space, with institutional investors and family offices recognizing the economic and scientific potential of space technologies.

 View from the International Space Station.

Parashat Bo: Beautiful as the moon

The commandment of sanctifying the month is not merely a technical instruction for those who establish the calendar on how and when to determine the new month.

 SUPERMOON RISES over Jerusalem this past November.

World Monuments Fund adds Moon, Apollo 11 sites to 2025 heritage preservation watch list

Specialists fear planned commercial flights could compromise lunar heritage, including Neil Armstrong’s bootprints.

World Monuments Fund adds Moon, Apollo 11 sites to 2025 heritage preservation watch list.

„Tod eines Königs, Fall einer Nation“: 4.000 Jahre alte babylonische Tafeln enthüllen dunkle Omen

Insbesondere Mondfinsternisse galten als dunkle Omen, etwa für den Tod des Königs.

 Keilschrifttafeln werden im Rahmen einer Ausstellung im Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem gezeigt, 3. Februar 2015.

'Kiss and capture': Scientists propose new explanation for Charon, Pluto's largest moon

Unlike Earth, where the Moon orbits the planet, Pluto and Charon orbit each other, forming a binary system that is more similar to the Earth-moon system than any other moon in the solar system.

 Pluto’s Charon.

Prada ventures into space with high-tech suit for 2026 Moon mission

Designed for the first woman and person of color to walk on the Moon, the suit combines advanced technology with luxury fashion expertise.

 Prada ventures into space with high-tech suit for 2026 Moon mission.

From Moon to Mercury: Key space missions planned for 2025

2025 promises to be pivotal for space exploration, with major Moon and celestial missions by the U.S., China, Japan, and ESA.

 From Moon to Mercury: Key space missions planned for 2025.

New research suggests the Moon is much older than previously believed

A new study suggests that the Moon is significantly older than previously believed, possibly forming up to 4.51 billion years ago—over 80 million years earlier than prior estimates.

 Significantly older than previously believed. Full moon rising over Istanbul.

The Moon has a Canada-sized crater, and researchers are thrilled by their discovery

New research refutes previous assumptions about the Moon's oldest and largest impact crater, the South Pole-Aitken Basin.

 A crater the size of Canada. The Moon.