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

Luna 9 was the first spacecraft to soft-land on the Moon, sending the first images from the lunar surface to Earth. The Luna 9 landing was on February 3, 1966, 60 years ago. Despite the mission's success, its exact landing spot remained a mystery. Now, a new analysis may have solved it.

Sixty years after Luna 9’s pioneering journey, researchers believe they may have found the craft’s final resting place.

Nicki Minaj is once again dominating headlines—but this time it’s not about a chart-topping single. During a recent appearance on The Katie Miller Podcast, the rap superstar stunned listeners by flatly denying that the United States ever landed on the moon.

Exploring claims on the internet deepens instruction by helping students understand how knowledge is created and when it can be trusted. Viral incidents, such as Kardashian’s moon landing proclamation, can help students spot the manipulated “evidence” that props up conspiracy theories.

Apollo 11’s “live” moon landing was seen by the world, but the highest-quality original signal was recorded on rare telemetry tapes that later vanished inside NASA’s archives. Decades later, a long investigation,

Modern lunar landings look “easy” on paper—until you try to do it without astronauts and a command module overhead. Recent U.S. attempts failed for very normal reasons: a propellant leak, then a landing leg strike that tipped a lander over.

A supercomputer simulation of the Apollo 12 landing on the moon was created to "improve its understanding of plume-surface interactions," according to NASA. Credit: Patrick Moran, NASA Ames Research Center/Andrew Weaver,