Space NASA scraps $450 million Viper moon rover project over cost concerns, delays The rover was going to search for ice near the moon's south pole By Rob Thubron, July 18, 2024, 9:47 AM
Science Space Underground caves do exist on the Moon, radar observations confirm Permanent lunar colonies could soon become an attainable target for space agencies By Alfonso Maruccia, July 16, 2024, 12:35 PM 7 comments
Science Space NASA will select one of these three concepts for its Artemis rover NASA has a total of $4.6 billion to give away for a "rover-as-a-service" contract By Cal Jeffrey, April 4, 2024, 3:41 PM
Space DARPA and Northrop Grumman are exploring the concept of a lunar train and railroad system A train to transport humans and supplies while boosting the Moon's economic prospects By Alfonso Maruccia, March 22, 2024, 8:53 AM 7 comments
Science Space Researchers propose installing a fiber network on the Moon Cables could help us learn more about moonquakes By Daniel Sims, March 7, 2024, 2:31 PM
Science Space "Goodnight, Odie": Odysseus lander's historic moon mission comes to an end Thank you, and good (lunar) night! By James Miller, March 2, 2024, 2:35 PM
Space Science The Odysseus lunar lander's payload included a 30-million page library It was the third time the Arch Mission Foundation tried to get this repository of knowledge to the Moon By Erika Morphy, February 26, 2024, 6:55 AM
Space Science US spacecraft successfully lands on the moon for the first time in over 50 years Apollo 17 was the last US mission to touch down on the lunar surface in 1972 By Kishalaya Kundu, February 23, 2024, 9:12 AM 12 comments
Space Science Saturn's "Death Star" moon has a 45-mile-deep subsurface ocean The ocean likely occupies half the moon's volume By Daniel Sims, February 9, 2024, 7:39 AM 7 comments
Science Space Moonquakes and Lunar Landslides could endanger astronauts on the moon's south pole The moon is shrinking, which affects one of the possible Artemis 3 landing zones By Daniel Sims, January 27, 2024, 10:22 AM
Space Science Japan crashes SLIM spacecraft upside-down on the moon and calls it a "success" Its two rovers are operational, and the craft seems intact but is without power until February 1 By Cal Jeffrey, January 26, 2024, 4:46 PM 22 comments
Space NASA astronauts test lunar module elevator ahead of Artemis Moon mission Coming up? Take the elevator! By Shawn Knight, December 27, 2023, 1:40 PM
Science Space Scientists could use lasers and mirrors to melt the moon's surface into roads Paved roads and landing pads would mitigate dust, a major problem for lunar missions By Daniel Sims, October 13, 2023, 4:07 PM 25 comments
Space Science Prada to design spacesuits for NASA's return to the moon in 2025 Taking the catwalk to the lunar surface By Rob Thubron, October 6, 2023, 5:16 AM 8 comments
Science Space NASA targets 2040 for 3D-printed moon homes for astronauts, civilians Going back to the moon - and staying there By Rob Thubron, October 5, 2023, 5:20 AM 15 comments
Space DARPA's LunA-10 project plans to create a common framework for a lunar economy The Pentagon is trying to kickstart a new ARPANET revolution on the Moon By Alfonso Maruccia, August 21, 2023, 11:07 AM
Space Science Russian space agency confirms its LUNA-25 mission crashed on the lunar surface The mission was launched to study the moon's polar region and exosphere By Jimmy Pezzone, August 20, 2023, 9:23 AM 24 comments
Space Tech Culture Intuitive's Nova-C lander is almost ready to fly to the Moon NASA-funded mission could take off as soon as mid-November By Alfonso Maruccia, August 16, 2023, 6:55 AM
Space Science There's a radioactive hot spot on the far side of the Moon Juggling sanctions to use the data collected by China's Moon probes By Alfonso Maruccia, July 18, 2023, 11:57 AM
Science Space Testing begins for 12-kilowatt solar electric thrusters for moon mission More than twice the power of earlier electric propulsion thrusters By Daniel Sims, July 18, 2023, 8:45 AM
Science Tech Culture Moon landing attempt by private company ends in last minute failure Communications ceased on final approach to lunar surface By Daniel Sims, April 25, 2023, 9:33 PM 8 comments
Science Space Lockheed Martin and Nokia are bringing Earth communication devices to the Moon Cellular networks on the Moon are good to go, but NASA has yet to request lunar satellites By Alfonso Maruccia, March 30, 2023, 3:03 PM
Mobile AI Samsung's "Space Zoom" Moon photos rely heavily on AI, simple test reveals Was Samsung trying to pull a fast one? By Shawn Knight, March 13, 2023, 9:53 AM
Science Space Space startup Lonestar is sending a miniature data center to the Moon "Saving Earth's data, one byte at a time" By Alfonso Maruccia, March 8, 2023, 2:02 PM
Science Space Space organizations are pushing for a universal Moon time Clocks run faster on the Moon By Shawn Knight, March 1, 2023, 1:55 PM 13 comments