Altoona Area High School invited students from the McAuliffe Heights Elementary School to help celebrate the completion of the Lunar Lander simulator at the Neil Armstrong Planetarium and Space Museum ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) is entering a bold new phase of lunar exploration, setting its sights on establishing a sustainable and independent European presence on the moon. Building upon decades ...

McAuliffe Heights fifth grader Mayson Becker watches the “Always Above” sky show in the Neil Armstrong Planetarium on Friday. Mirror photo by Matt Churella After two years of critical thinking, ...

A research team at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, has initiated a series of plume-surface interaction ...

"On July 20, 1969, the human race accomplished its single greatest technological achievement of all time when a human first set foot on another celestial body. Six hours after landing at 4:17 p.m.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. The moon is gigantic compared to a lunar lander. Imagine flying in ...

Lunar landers occupy a pivotal role in modern space exploration, merging advanced dynamic analysis with innovative mechanical design to ensure precise, reliable surface operations. The engineering ...

Astronaut training pushed humans to their limits. Pilots practiced impossible shuttle landings in modified jets while others trained on the terrifying Lunar Lander simulator. How you prepare for what ...

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost science station accomplished a lot on the Moon in the last two weeks. Among other things, its instruments drilled into the Moon’s surface, tested an extraterrestrial ...