Luna 2 was the first human-made object to reach a celestial body in space, though in a rather brutal way: At a speed of around 12,000 kilometers per hour, the probe hit the moon on Sept.

The belief that the full moon influences human behavior, mood, sleep quality, and health has been prevalent across cultures for centuries. In Shakespeare's "Othello," the character Emilia suggests ...

Researchers from Russia’s Skoltech hi-tech hub and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology offered the optimal module design for delivering astronauts from a lunar orbiter to the Moon’s ...

searching for resources for future human and robotic missions. IPEx is expected to travel to the moon by the end of the decade. Therefore, there is a need to get the control room design right ...