In the U.S.- and China-led race to put astronauts back on the moon, there is, in fact, one overlapping goal: establishing a sustainable, permanent, crewed moon base. But each of the two nations’ ...

A US Senate committee has directed NASA to begin work on a moon base "as soon as is practicable." Under legislation advanced by the Senate lawmakers, the outpost would serve as a science laboratory ...

The next U.S. trip to the moon isn't about planting a flag. It's about learning how to live and work there. NASA has just reset its Artemis program, marking a clear strategic shift: Space exploration ...

Elon Musk says SpaceX has shifted its near-term priorities from Mars settlement plans to building what he called a “self-growing city on the Moon,” arguing the lunar target is faster and more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA's Artemis II moon rocket with the Orion Spacecraft atop rests on Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on ...

NASA announced ambitious long-range plans Tuesday to spend $20 billion over the next seven years to build a moon base near the lunar south pole featuring habitats, pressurized rovers and nuclear power ...

WASHINGTON — NASA is halting plans to develop the lunar Gateway and instead focusing on the development of a lunar base. During an event at NASA Headquarters March 24, agency officials outlined major ...

NASA’s Space Launch System rocket that will take an astronaut crew around the Moon rolls out to the launchpad. Joel Kowsky/NASA via Getty Images The next U.S. trip to the Moon isn’t about planting a ...