The great 2026 lunar rush
The hunt for lunar gold
The global robotic scouts
Surviving the ultimate wilderness
Who owns the Moon?
artiteacher Steer your rover through shadowed craters to learn why everyone is racing for lunar ice.
artiteacher Unlike the 1960s Apollo program, modern missions build habitats, power grids, and launchpads to establish a permanent lunar presence
What was the name of the first human-made object to reach the Moon's vicinity in January 1959?
Which international treaty, signed in 1967, forms the basis of international space law?
artiteacher The crewed 2025 flight prepares the Orion spacecraft for future lunar landings.
Which heavy-lift rocket is NASA using to launch the Artemis missions from Kennedy Space Center?
Who was the last human to walk on the Moon during the Apollo 17 mission in 1972?
Lunar gravity: The Moon has only one-sixth of Earth's gravity, meaning you could easily jump six times higher there!
Which private company made history in early 2024 by landing the first commercial spacecraft, Odysseus, on the Moon?
Water in its solid, frozen state. In 2026, five space agencies targeted the lunar south pole to harvest this resource for rocket fuel.
What is the average temperature inside the permanently shadowed craters of the lunar South Pole?