The mission will focus on solving the mystery of the Gruithuisen Domes which were first discovered in the 1800s.
The Moon is seen as a 'stepping stone' to sending humans to Mars - but could we realistically skip it ?
From landing on the Moon to surveying the cosmos - there are plenty of new missions on this year's slate.
It looks as though we're going to be waiting a little bit longer to see humans walking on the surface of the Moon.
There are rumors that the future of NASA's Space Launch System could be under threat.
Known as Skynet-1A, the satellite was launched in 1969 just a short time after Apollo 11 landed on the Moon.
Scientists now believe that a small moon orbiting Uranus may be capable of harboring primitive alien life forms.
It appears as though the first astronauts to set foot on the Moon in over 50 years will be doing so in style.
The spacecraft will be trying to answer some of the most critical questions about Europa and its subsurface ocean.
In an unexpected discovery, it turns out that lockdown actually had a measurable impact on the lunar surface.
The Moon will be joined by a second natural satellite for a short time beginning this Sunday.
India's Chandrayaan-3 mission has found evidence to support the idea that the lunar surface was once entirely molten.
Scientists have proposed building a special facility on the Moon to preserve life in the event of a major disaster.
This cave and others like it could one day provide the perfect place to build a lunar settlement.
Bart Sibrel was famously punched in the face by astronaut Buzz Aldrin after heckling him over the Moon landings.
Saturn's icy moon is thought to be home to an ocean of liquid water, meaning that it might also be home to alien life.
An eagle-eyed anomaly hunter had discovered what looked like a spire-like structure in a NASA photo of the Moon.
The historic Wiltshire monument, which dates back over 5,000 years, is well known for its solar alignments.
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) recently photographed a curious object moving at high speed.
If this early concept image is anything to go by, the astronauts could soon be zooming around on the Moon in style.