NASA turns decades of data into detailed lunar maps, guiding commercial missions to safer routes, landing sites and potential water resources. NASA says that data gathered over more than six decades of lunar exploration is being repurposed as detailed...

New lunar radio missions on the Moon’s far side could reveal the universe’s mysterious cosmic dark ages, long before the first stars and galaxies formed. The far side of the Moon, a rugged expanse defined by ancient impact basins and jagged peaks,...

A mysterious 1977 signal has sparked a lunar mission to place a telescope on the Moon’s far side, hunting for hidden messages and rare cosmic phenomena. A new proposal for a specialized lunar observatory aims to secure a foothold on the far side of the...

Study warns upcoming lunar missions may damage rare clues about life’s origins, urging careful protection of fragile moon evidence. A new analysis published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets warns that upcoming human and robotic trips to...

infrastructure, such as reliable power generation and the ability to derive essential supplies directly from the lunar environment. Strategic Pillars for Lunar Sustainability The agency’s roadmap identifies several high-priority domains that are...

settings like showers and water heaters. The organism demonstrated a remarkable ability to survive the simulated lunar environment, likely due to its robust cell walls and effective DNA repair mechanisms. Researchers estimate that in certain shadowed...

fits squarely within NASA’s long‑term strategy to return humans to the Moon under the Artemis program and to use the lunar environment as a proving ground for technologies destined for deeper‑space missions. The Moon will host experiments in autonomous...

NASA’s first lunar fire experiment may transform astronaut safety and shape future Moon missions. NASA is gearing up for a unique test that will light a flame in the Moon’s weak gravity, a step that could prove decisive for the agency’s Artemis agenda...

NASA unveils a compact navigation system designed to enable future lunar communications and support upcoming exploration missions. NASA has transferred a lightweight navigation module, the NavCube3‑mini, to Intuitive Machines for integration into the...

is the sampling site (41.64°S, 153.99°W). Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Decoding Ancient Lunar Environments The ability to extract data from such infinitesimal features demonstrates the power of modern spectroscopic and imaging...

A Luxembourg-led European mission is heading to the Moon’s south pole to hunt for water ice and uncover new scientific breakthroughs. Europe is set to achieve a historic milestone in space exploration with the upcoming deployment of the MAGPIE lunar...

been completed. The upcoming mission, named Endurance, will test high‑precision descent techniques, gather data on the lunar environment, and validate autonomous operations that could support a future base. Success will feed into a broader logistics...

extension, turning the probe into a versatile test platform for new software and communications hardware in the actual lunar environment. The extended phase fell under the oversight of NASA’s Research and Technology Mission Directorate, with technical...

a semi‑autonomous quadruped vehicle was deployed at the Cape Cod Space Force Station for on‑site testing. While a lunar environment would impose far more severe conditions, the core benefit remains: legs can traverse obstacles that wheels cannot. Legged...

Rare gamma-iron trapped in Chang’e-6 lunar glass forms stable magnetic vortices, offering new clues to unlock the Moon’s mysterious magnetic history. Scientists analyzing soil samples retrieved from the Moon’s far side by the Chang’e-6 mission have...

Moon Base will be built in phases. NASA will begin with robotic missions that test new technologies and explore the lunar environment, then gradually build the systems and infrastructure needed to establish humanity’s first long‑term presence on the...

NASA scientists are investigating a mysterious new crater on the Moon discovered after a routine check of orbital imagery revealed an unexpected change. NASA scientists have identified the largest fresh impact crater ever recorded on the Moon, a...

Fungus-driven system enables chickpeas to produce seeds in lunar soil simulant, a breakthrough for off‑world farming. A collaborative effort between Texas A&M University and the University of Texas at Austin has demonstrated that chickpea plants can...

arrived, proving that the modest device remained functional after more than three decades of exposure to the harsh lunar environment. Reflector Outperforms Expectations The initial measurements surprised researchers: the Lunokhod 1 reflector returned...

NASA rethinks Artemis IV moon approach after astronaut Victor Glover warns of safety risks for a south‑pole landing. NASA’s roadmap to send humans toward the Moon’s south pole is now being questioned after Artemis II pilot Victor Glover suggested a...