The lander became the first spacecraft to send back pictures from the surface of the Moon, three years before Apollo 11.

Luna 9 had a bouncy touchdown on the lunar surface in 1966, becoming the first spacecraft to land on the Moon.

"This strange disorder makes it a unique inside-out system," study lead author Thomas Wilson, physics professor from the University of Warwick, said in a statement. "Rocky planets don't usually form ...

Data from a NASA lunar orbiter has helped researchers deduce two potential locations for a defunct Soviet spacecraft called Luna 9 ...

Surprisingly, a toxic compound found on Mars could help bacteria produce brick-like substances that could be used to assemble habitats on the Red Planet.

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The vast majority of our planet’s oceans remain unexplored, hiding secrets that challenge everything we thought we knew about human history and geology. Every so often, sonar technology or daring deep ...

New research casts doubt on the prospects for a habitable, active environment beneath the frozen surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa. The new work is not based on direct observations, but on calculations ...

As this interstellar object approached its closest point to Earth, a massive radio telescope attempted to sniff out a technosignature. Reading time 3 minutes From the moment astronomers discovered ...

Scientists using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found a unique planet in another star system that’s shaped like a lemon. The lopsided Jupiter-style planet is so bizarre that it may blur the ...

Judge Hannah Dugan was found guilty of one of two charges. A Wisconsin judge accused of concealing an undocumented man to prevent his arrest by immigration authorities was found guilty of felony ...

Officials revealed that an alleged human smuggling operation involving over a dozen individuals has been uncovered inside a Texas home. Authorities with the Texas Department of Public Safety and ...