Moon

Olympic champions Sion, Katzberg shine in Eugene field events

FILE PHOTO: Athletics - Diamond League - Stockholm - Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden - June 7, 2026 Valarie Sion of the U.S. celebrates during the women's discus Christine Olsson/TT News Agency via REUTERS/File Photo

NASA gives more lunar lander contracts to three US companies

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, with acting Associate Administrator Lori Glaze and Moon Base Program Executive Carlos Garcia-Galan, holds a news conference on updated plans for the agency’s Moon Base initiative for a long-term lunar presence, at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 26, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

NASA vows to send ball to the Moon if US wins World Cup

NASA administrator Jared Isaacman tried to rally Team USA players in 2026’s World Cup tournament, promising to send a soccer ball to the Moon if they win it all.

Groundbreaking US astronaut Christina Koch wins top Spanish award

Christina Koch was part of the four-member crew of the Artemis II mission which in April flew around the Moon.

NASA taps US, Italian astronauts for Artemis III mission with SpaceX, Blue Origin mooncraft

Astronauts (from left) Randy Bresnik, Luca Parmitano, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas are named on June 9 as the crew of NASA's Artemis III mission.

Defending champion Gauff earns straight sets win against qualifier Sherif

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 28, 2026 Coco Gauff of the U.S. celebrates winning her second round match against Egypt's Mayar Sherif REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

Japan Airlines to launch lunar transport service, allowing items to be preserved for the future

Using ispace landers, a dedicated lunar transport container, Mobius Ark, will carry regional specialties and products representative of local businesses to the Moon’s surface.

NASA taps Bezos’ Blue Origin, Firefly for moon base contracts

NASA Moon Base Program Executive Carlos Garcia-Galan (left) presenting concept animations of the Astrolab Crewed Lunar Vehicle on May 26 during a news conference with Administrator Jared Isaacman (second from left) at NASA headquarters in Washington DC.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, May 25, 2026

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says a deal will align with US President Donald Trump’s goal to prevent Iran from having a nuclear weapon.

China launches three-crew space flight as part of Moon ambitions

A Long March 2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou-23 spacecraft blasts off from a launch centre in China's north-western Gobi Desert.

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