The latest blueprint for a permanent outpost on the Moon is not just about planting more flags in gray dust. It sketches a ...

April 2025 was a busy month for space. Pop icon Katy Perry joined five other civilian women on a quick jaunt to the edge of space, making headlines. Meanwhile, another group of people at the United ...

Charlie Duke arrived on the Moon, in 1972, after what felt like an eternity. First, the launch from Earth had been delayed by a month because of last-minute technical problems. Then, four days into ...

NASA has unveiled how its moon mining robot or In-Situ Resource Utilization Pilot Excavator (IPEx) will work on the lunar surface. This robotic system will support lunar digging, making it possible ...

“The government's been encouraging companies that help provide the public services in space to also develop commercial customers on the side,” said Harvard’s Matt Weinzierl. We left footprints, flags, ...

Moon mining could become a multibillion-dollar industry. The moon holds resources like rare earth elements, water ice, and helium-3. But astronomists say large-scale lunar mining could be bad news for ...

Interlune is developing robots to harvest a valuable gas on the lunar surface that could have a big impact on Earth. In the lobby of Interlune, a 3-foot-wide tabletop diorama shows an idyllic, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Craters in the lunar surface are visible in this photo taken during the Apollo 11 mission. NASA via AP April 2025 was a busy month ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Pop icon Katy Perry joined five other civilian women on a quick jaunt to the edge of ...