The outcome will shape the future of space exploration and influence the United ... Would NASA benefit more from establishing a Moon base first, or should it take the leap straight to Mars? How might ...

geologists are excited about what rocks they might find there and the scientific secrets those samples could reveal—along with what resources could be mined for a future Moon base, or for ...

Delays and setbacks haven’t stopped humankind from dreaming of what they’ll do once they get there, and this Lunar Habitat Master Plan is the latest in a long, long line of moon-base musings from the ...

Hassell and the European Space Agency have unveiled their Lunar Habitat Master Plan, a conceptual design for a scalable moon base ... dwellers could face in a future where research, exploration ...

Astronauts on China's Tiangong space station successfully produce oxygen and rocket fuel using artificial photosynthesis, paving the way for future space missions, including China's planned Moon base.

With NASA’s Artemis programme aiming to put humans back on the surface of the moon in 2027 and eventually set up a permanent base there, that knowledge is becoming increasingly important.

The space agency did not address how the proposed layoffs would impact any future ventures to the Moon. Janet Petro, the current acting administrator, is overseeing the agency’s operations until ...

Learning more about the evolution of the lunar surface could have important implications for the logistics of future moon missions. "We hope that future missions to the moon will include tools ...

Ms Patel says that future resource-extracting machines on ... dwelling astronauts make 3D-printed spare parts for their moon base or replacement components for damaged spacecraft.