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.

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 ...

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 China to the moon.

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

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

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

Only with the rise of China as a hostile space power has the third attempt to return to the moon taken off, with near universal support.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA is racing to establish a permanent human presence on the moon as the U.S. looks to beat China's ambitions on the lunar ...

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, ...

NASA is racing to establish a permanent human presence on the moon as the U.S. looks to beat China's ambitions on the lunar surface amid intensifying competition in space. The Trump administration’s ...