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The new space race: An image from the launch of the Audible book Artemis: Journey to the Moon. Photo: Ilya S Savenok/Getty Images/Audible

Nokia and Nasa to install 4G on the Moon

Installing a wireless network on the Moon is just one step toward establishing a long-term human presence there

(Mike Blake/ Reuters)

Earth’s toughest creatures may be living on the moon

It is unlikely that they will be rescued in time. Even if they survived, they are doomed,”

No humans have returned to the Moon since 1972, the year of the final Apollo mission. (John Lamparski/Getty Images)

‘One giant leap’: US marks Apollo mission 50 years on

President Trump has relaunched the race to re-conquer the Moon — this time with the first woman — and to journey onwards to Mars

The spacecraft looked set for launch atop a Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle Mk III — India’s most powerful rocket, but countdown was halted 56 minutes and 24 seconds before the planned liftoff. (Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images)

India scrubs Moon mission launch one hour before liftoff

The Chandrayaan-2 — or Moon Chariot 2 — mission is part of India’s ambitious space programme

Of the 857 black and white photos, and 550 in colour, only four show Neil Armstrong. The majority are of Buzz Aldrin.

To the Moon and back: 50 years on, a giant leap into the unknown

It was not until Donald Trump came to office that the US would decide to return to the Moon, under the Artemis program, named for Apollo’s twin sister

It’s Africa’s turn to go to the moon.

Plans for Africa-led mission to the moon

Foundation for Space Development plans to land a probe on the moon or put one into orbit around it and then project the images to Africa’s classrooms.

A model of the Jade Rabbit lunar rover on display at the China International Industry Fair 2013 in Shanghai on November 5.

Chinese unmanned spacecraft lands on moon

China reported on Saturday that its spacecraft had touched down in the Sinus Iridum, or the Bay of Rainbows, on the moon.

China’s Jade Rabbit blasts off to the moon

China has successfully begun its first rover mission to the moon, sending a robotic craft named Jade Rabbit to trek across the lunar landscape.

Scientists looking for a man in the moon

Online volunteers could be set the task of spotting tell-tale signs of alien technology, evidence of mining and rubbish heaps in moon images.

Discovery of water on moon boosts prospects for lunar base

Nasa’s plans to establish a human outpost on the moon have received a surprise boost following the discovery of large amounts of water on its surface.

After 40 years’ reflection, laser moon mirror project axed

An experiment, begun when Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin left a mirror on the lunar surface 40 years ago to allow Earth-based ast

Countdown starts for first Indian lunar mission

India began counting down on Monday to the launch of its first unmanned mission to the moon.