lunar lava tubes
ESA is Working on a Mission to Explore Caves on the Moon
Infrastructure is going to be one of the biggest components of any permanent human settlement on the moon. NASA Artemis…
Lava Tubes on the Moon and Mars are Really, Really Big. Big Enough to Fit an Entire Planetary Base
Could lava tubes on the Moon and Mars play a role in establishing a human presence on those worlds? Possibly,…
Why Lava Tubes Should be Our Top Exploration Priority on Other Worlds
When magma comes out of the Earth onto the surface, it flows as lava. Those lava flows are fascinating to…
Lava Tube Openings Found Near the Moon’s North Pole
A series of possibly "skylights" have been spotted in the Moon's norther polar region, offering possibilities for future exploration and…
Stable Lava Tube Could Provide a Potential Human Habitat on the Moon
A new study by JAXA and international scientists has confirmed the existence of a stable lava tube in the Marius…
How Do We Terraform Mercury?
Mercury is a hot and hostile planet, but it has many things going for it that make it an attractive…
GRAIL Data Points To Possible Lava Tubes On The Moon
Using data provided by NASA's GRAIL mission, researchers from Purdue University have found more evidence of buried lava tubes on…
How Do We Terraform The Moon?
Given its proximity to Earth and our history of exploring it, colonizing and terraforming the Moon could be much easier…
There Could Be Lava Tubes on the Moon, Large Enough for Whole Cities
Every year since 1970, astronomers, geologists, geophysicists, and a host of other specialists have come together to participate in the…