lunar exploration
It’s Time to Study Lunar Lava Tubes. Here’s a Mission That Could Help
The Moon is practically begging to be explored, and the momentum to do so is building. The Artemis Program's effort…
China Names its Capsule and Lander for its Upcoming Human Lunar Missions
In a recent announcement, the Chinese Space Agency (CSA) unveiled the names for its forthcoming lunar mission components. The CSA…
Europe is Working on a Multi-Purpose Habitat for the Moon
With NASA gearing up to send humans back to the Moon in the next few years with the Artemis missions…
NASA Wants to Learn to Live Off the Land on the Moon
In preparation for the upcoming Artemis missions to the lunar south pole, NASA recently solicited a Request for Information (RFI)…
ESA is Testing a Modular Multipurpose Rover that Could Be a Science Lab or a Tiny Bulldozer
Most rovers have been built for Mars, and each one of them is a complex machine designed with specific goals…
This Moon Rover Wheel Could be 3D Printed on the Moon
When you think about sending missions to the Moon, every single gram counts on launch day. Therefore, it makes sense…
The Darkest Parts of the Moon are Revealed with NASA’s New Camera
While the surface of the Moon has been mapped in incredible detail over the last several decades, one region has…
Did the Moon’s Water Come from Earth?
A recent study published in Nature Astronomy examines how processes within the Earth’s magnetic field could be contributing to the…
As Night Falls, India’s Lunar Lander/Rover Goes to Sleep. Probably Forever
India's Chandrayaan-3 mission delivered its Vikram lander and Pragyan rover to the lunar surface on August 23rd. Now, as the…
China’s Chang’e-7 Will Deploy a Hopper that Jumps into a Crater in Search of Water Ice
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese National Space Administration recently published a study in the journal…