Why go back?
Richard Hollingham assesses the scientific imperative to return to the Moon.
View ArticleLift off for Nasa's lunar probes
Nasa launches two spacecraft to the Moon to pave the way for a return to the lunar surface by US astronauts.
View ArticleMoon probe returns first images
The US space agency's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft sends back its first images since reaching the Moon.
View ArticleIndia Moon probe 'malfunctions'
India's first mission to the Moon suffers from a technical problem, space research officials in India say.
View ArticleNew images of Moon landing sites
A US spacecraft takes pictures of Apollo landing sites on the Moon, showing footprints and hardware left behind decades ago.
View ArticleMoon astronauts urge Mars mission
Two of the astronauts who took part in the first Moon landing 40 years ago call for new efforts to send a manned mission to Mars.
View ArticleRendezvous around the Moon
Exactly 40 years ago, Apollo 10 blasted off Earth; its mission in the words of Commander Tom Stafford "to sort out the unknowns and pave the way for a lunar landing".
View ArticleThe 'flight of the Spider'
Forty years ago mankind's dreams of landing on the Moon took flight with the maiden voyage of the Apollo Lunar Module
View ArticleThe magic of Apollo
In his final essay marking the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11, Dr Christopher Riley looks back at the part scientific curiosity played in inspiring the Moon landings.
View ArticlePower and fury of US Moon rocket
The Saturn V was one of the most powerful and reliable rockets ever conceived, so why did it get scrapped?
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