A lunar base could allow for research, economic activities and lunar mining. Such an operation has potential benefits, but ...

NASA on Tuesday announced new uncrewed missions to aid in the future creation of a lunar surface base, a project beginning to take shape despite recent setbacks. Three U.S. companies were awarded ...

Earth-based helium-3, pulled from tritium decay and terrestrial gas wells, costs far less to extract today than digging it out of lunar regolith. Tritium supply is capped by nuclear weapons stockpiles ...

NASA is racing to build a permanent settlement near the lunar south pole. The space agency claims its Moon base will cover “hundreds of square miles,” meaning mobility will be key. Enter Pegasus, one ...

NASA has selected Colorado-based aerospace startup Lunar Outpost as one of two companies to build lunar rovers for future Artemis astronauts to drive around the Moon’s south pole. The $220 million ...

Lunar Outpost designed the Pegasus rover to meet NASA's new requirements for a simpler rover that could be developed quickly. Credit: Lunar Outpost WASHINGTON — Lunar Outpost, a developer of lunar ...

WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - U.S. startup Lunar Outpost closed a $30 million funding round this week that will speed development of a ‌new moon rover, its CEO said, as investor interest in lunar ...

The Artemis II mission ignited the curiosity of people around the world and rekindled interest in humanity’s shared investment in space exploration. NASA plans to launch more lunar missions soon, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's almost time. Soon, NASA's Artemis II moon mission will enter its Lunar Flyby phase, where we'll actually be able to see the ...

NASA's chief on Tuesday said the US space agency "intends to pause" its Gateway project that would have created a space station in orbit around the moon, instead shifting focus toward "building a ...

NASA is cancelling plans to deploy a space station in lunar ⁠orbit and will instead use its components to construct a $20 billion base on the moon's surface over the next seven years, its new chief ...

The Blue Ghost 1 lander casts a shadow on the lunar surface after touching down on the moon March 2, 2025. Credit: Firefly Aerospace WASHINGTON — NASA is proposing a sharp increase in the rate of ...