NASA's Artemis program has drawn attention for its plan to send astronauts around the moon. But behind that mission is a broader strategic push: a renewed race between the United States and China to ...

NASA’s Artemis II program is part of a new global space race. This time, world powers have much bigger ambitions.

As of spring 2026, China has named the two spacecraft that will carry its astronauts to the moon, advanced a competitive ...

Researchers prepare to weigh Chang'e 6 lunar samples during a returner opening ceremony at the China Academy of Space ...

Beijing aims to send astronauts to the Moon before 2030 and establish a base there in cooperation with Russia within the next decade. NASA, which has accelerated its lunar efforts with the Artemis ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Earth sets at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, over the Moon's curved limb in this photo captured by the Artemis II crew during their ...

Humanity first reached the moon in 1969. We went back a few times, then lost interest within three short years, and we ...

NASA has launched four astronauts on a pioneering journey around the moon—the Artemis II mission. Follow our coverage here. On February 11 a single-stage version of China’s in-development moon rocket, ...

JIUQUAN -- China is increasingly integrating commercial competition into its manned space program, particularly the crewed lunar exploration project, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said on ...

When Apollo 13 looped around the Moon in April 1970, more than 40 million people around the world watched the United States ...

NASA's Artemis II mission was a success. Here is what NASA plans to do on Artemis III and IV - and how America plans to beat ...