The lunar competition between the US and China extends beyond national prestige to strategic resource control.

A Princeton nuclear physicist. A mechanical engineer who helped NASA explore manufacturing in space. A US National Institutes of Health neurobiologist. Celebrated mathematicians. And over half a dozen ...

For the U.S. to win the next space race, we need to deploy sustained power to stay on the moon, or risk ceding space leadership to China.

SYDNEY — China is preparing a series of tests and launches in the final quarter of 2025 crucial to its crewed moon program and commercial rocket plans. The country’s ambition to land astronauts on the ...

The U.S. wants to remain a superpower in space. It can’t without supporting NASA In the early 1400s, nearly a century before ...

NASA acting administrator Sean Duffy suggested SpaceX may not be taking NASA to the moon. Experts said it’s unlikely another ...

The Chinese government unveiled a program to woo foreign talent just as the US cracked down on H-1Bs with a $100,000 fee. The move immediately provoked xenophobic backlash. While President Donald ...

For the last month, NASA’s interim administrator, Sean Duffy, has been giving interviews and speeches around the world, offering a singular message: “We are going to beat the Chinese to the Moon.” ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

China is boosting its remote-sensing satellites at a rapid pace. Credit: CASC China’s burgeoning space portfolio is prompting U.S. Space Force leaders to issue fresh warnings about Beijing’s ambitions ...

In April 2021, NASA awarded Elon Musk's company a $2.9 billion contract to provide the first crewed lunar lander for the ...

NASA's Acting Administrator said that the space agency may seek another option for the Artemis III moon landing.