Moon

Moon

A view of Earth, partially hidden by the Moon, photographed through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:40 p.m. EDT (22:40 GMT) 6 April 2026. Photo: NASA

US, China and Russia compete to deploy nuclear reactors on Moon

The deployment of nuclear reactors on the Moon presents safety and engineering challenges

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What is the Harvest Moon and why does it occur?

The Moon’s Orientale basin and its radiating crater chains, captured by NASA's Artemis II crew during a lunar flyby on 6 April, 2026. Photo: Reuters

No country owns the Moon – not even the US, despite Trump's claim. Whether it can be mined is another matter

Various posters on space, lunar exploration and the possibilities of future human habitation and research were displayed at the venue during the event at BUET on Saturday. Photo: TBS

‘The Moon is so close’: Children marvel at craters through telescopes at BUET

Lt. Gen. John Caine testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee before his nomination to be promoted to chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense, Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Washington, DC. Photo: Collected

US forces must prepare for conflict around Moon, top military adviser says

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Nasa-led study shows some earth microbes could survive on the moon

NASA is moving forward with plans to establish a lasting base near the Moon's South Pole. Photo: Collected

Nasa plans more than 20 lunar landings to build future Moon base

Karen Mikesell, owner of the home that Neil Armstrong once lived in, poses for a photo in the former bedroom of Armstrong on Friday, July 31, 2026, in Wapakoneta, Ohio. Photo: UNB

Neil Armstrong's childhood home, where his journey to the moon began, goes on sale

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off carrying NASA's SpaceX Crew-9, Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov, to the International Space Station from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, September 28, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Joe Skipper/File Photo

Piece of SpaceX rocket will crash into the moon Wednesday

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Defunct SpaceX rocket set to crash into Moon in accidental impact

The billionaire CEO said the company planned to land astronauts back on the moon in the next few years, before eventually building a permanent “metropolis” on its surface.” Photo: Collected

SpaceX aims to send thousands to Moon and Mars within a decade: Musk

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Nasa unveils early plans for Moon base with landers, rovers and drones

A full moon is seen over Mexico City, Mexico, April 5, 2023. REUTERS/Henry Romero

On this day in 1965: Soviet Luna 5 crashed into Moon in failed soft-landing attempt