A startup company wants to establish mining operations on the moon to extract a rare isotope needed for future quantum ...

It covers nearly three-quarters of our planet but the ocean floor is less mapped than the moon, an astonishing fact driving a ...

Higher latitudes on the moon with slopes facing the poles "are not only scientifically interesting but also pose less ...

Space companies need Starship's super-heavy heft to fly human habitats and mining equipment to the moon. The rocket just ...

Chinese scientists have developed a six-legged "space mining robot" inspired by insects, which may be used for prospecting ...

A privately built spacecraft is tumbling aimlessly in deep space, with little hope of being able to contact its home planet.

A private moon mission planned for 2027 will be the first step towards commercial lunar mining of rare and expensive helium-3 ...

NANJING -- A team of Chinese scientists has created a six-legged "space mining robot" inspired by insects, which could be ...

The findings hold significance for agencies planning long-term crewed missions to the moon's south pole, such as NASA with its Artemis program.If ice can be found and harnessed on the moon, it ...

Future astronauts traveling to the moon may have easier access to life-sustaining water and extractable ice than previously thought, according to new research. A team of scientists led by Durga ...

That reduced-price super-heavy lift is what many companies need to launch their biggest plans for the moon: tourism and mining operations. Just look at the two Texas-based companies that landed ...

Chinese researchers have successfully conducted robotic tests on Earth, replicating the microgravity conditions of the Moon, ...