Celestial bodies, including the moon, are not subject to "national appropriation by claim of sovereignty, by means of use or occupation, or by any other means," according to Article II of the treaty.

On Sunday Elon Musk said that SpaceX is prioritizing the establishment of a “self-growing city” on the moon over and above his long stated ambition to settle Mars. In a post on his social media ...

Elon Musk’s ambition to one day settle Mars appears to have taken a back seat for a rather nearer and more achievable goal – ...

JAXA small lunar landing demonstrator "SLIM ". Watch how it travels to the moon's surface in this animated explainer. Credit: ...

Jupiter’s moon Europa is one of the most hostile environments in the solar system, blasted by radiation strong enough to kill a human in hours. Yet beneath its frozen surface may lie a saltwater ocean ...

Gateway is a planned outpost in lunar orbit, but can it survive a current re-think of the Nasa-led Artemis programme?

Three developments stand out that will make the return to the moon effort different from the first time we visited Earth’s ...

American private space company Blue Origin said it is halting tourist and science flights to space in the New Shepard to ...

American space agency NASA shared some of the details of the training procedures for the crew of the Artemis II mission to ...

NASA is moving its Artemis II launch to March to address issues that arose during a wet dress rehearsal. This mission will ...

Three developments stand out that will make the return to the moon effort different from the first time we visited Earth’s ...