China just took another step toward landing astronauts on the moon, acing a key abort test with its Mengzhou crew capsule and ...

These advancements in China’s reusable rocket and lunar exploration programs come as NASA prepares to launch a crew of four astronauts on a loop around the far side of the Moon as soon as next month.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Despite the Trump administration’s insistence that the U.S. must win a race back to the moon with China, NASA looks increasingly ...

Humans last walked on the moon during NASA's Apollo 17 mission in December 1972. This moment is often regarded as the pinnacle of the U.S. space program. Back then, the Apollo–Soviet space race was a ...

Falling launch costs and private innovation are fueling a new space race, transforming Earth orbit into a fast-growing global marketplace.

The global space race, widely described as the 21st century’s new arena of power competition, is accelerating as major powers ...