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...

NASA’s new Artemis II archive offers unprecedented lunar imagery, crew observations, and insights into the mysterious flashes spotted above the Moon. NASA has officially released an expansive archive of scientific data gathered during the Artemis II...

2022) Expanding the Lunar Exploration Toolkit GIMLI is joined by two other newly selected PRISM investigations: the Lunar Environment Monitoring Station–South Pole (LEMS-SP), which will monitor seismic activity and atmospheric volatiles, and the Depth...

Just noted that the current demonstrator handles 30 kg under Earth’s gravity, which correlates to over 180 kg in the lunar environment. Because the Moon’s gravity is roughly one-sixth that of Earth, the final operational version will be significantly...

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...

Blue Origin has unveiled a 20-meter lunar solar tower designed to provide over 10 kilowatts of power for future operations near the Moon’s south pole. Blue Origin has unveiled plans for a towering lunar solar array, a 20-meter structure designed to...

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...

shielding equipment and personnel from the harsh radiation and micrometeoroid bombardment that characterize the lunar environment.

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...