Private Moon company Astrobotic’s mission has new life after finding a match made in heaven with its new customer, Astrolab, following NASA’s decision to pull the plug on the agency’s VIPER Moon rover ...

Its official name is the Apollo Lunar Sample Return Container No. 1008, but everyone, including Teasel Muir-Harmony, curator ...

In partnership with NASA, the Intuitive Machines lander Athena will send a water-seeking drill, a pogo-sticking crater probe ...

Jeff Bezos’ rocket company has given NASA a brief taste of the moon’s gravity without straying too far from home.

This research flight will simulate the Moon's one-sixth gravity, testing critical lunar technologies for future space exploration. The mission will carry 30 research payloads, focusing almost entirely ...

Artificial intelligence is making its way to the moon! Learn how AI is transforming lunar missions, along with updates on Astrobotic’s Peregrine Lander and a near-miss debris nightmare in orbit.

It might not be until 2028 or later that Sierra Space can test its system on the moon, using real regolith in low gravity conditions. The moon’s gravity could be a real problem for some oxygen ...

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The only way to find out is to build stations with artificial gravity, which is our long-term ... Matt Reynolds Moon or Mars? The US Might Face a Tough Choice for Future Missions Continuing ...