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

Scientists have spent decades searching for the final resting place of Luna 9, the first spacecraft to soft-land on the moon. Now they’re on the cusp of finding it ...

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

Only one of these patches of lunar plain can be Luna 9’s actual landing site – and there’s no guarantee that either of them is. But the search is oddly compelling.

For a moment, the Soviets even appeared on their way to victory after engineers successfully achieved a soft lunar landing ...

Two research teams have identified possible landing sites for Luna 9, the first human-made object to safely reach the lunar ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A privately owned lunar lander touched down on the moon with a drill, drone and rovers for NASA and other customers Thursday, but quickly ran into trouble and may have fallen ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s south pole and its mission is over, officials said Friday. The news came less ...

As NASA looks establish a presence on the moon, Blue Origin's Mark 1 lander moves ahead with pre-launch testing.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s south pole and its mission is over, officials said Friday. The news came less than ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private lunar ...