Watch a prototype of NASA's Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, (VIPER) roll down a ramp to simulate its ...

A world-leading designer of space robots says gigantic new rockets being tested by billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are ...

NASA partners with private companies to search for lunar water ice, a key factor for future human exploration of the moon ...

Two commercial lunar landers are currently on their way to the Moon, and at least two more are set to follow this year under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. Meanwhile, ...

"Can you see the flag the astronauts left there?" This then leads to a discussion on how far the Moon is, versus the ...

In recent years, several spacecraft failed in their attempts to land on the moon. But 2025 may offer crucial second chances.

No longer taking the canceled VIPER rover mission. The Griffin lander will demonstrate its ability to land with no official NASA payload, but will touch down on Mons Mouton near the western rim of ...

TBD, fall 2025: SpaceX Falcon Heavy flying Astrobotic’s Griffin lunar lander as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program. No longer taking the canceled VIPER rover mission.

SpaceX launched not one but two lunar landers to the Moon on the same mission, on the 100th launch from the same pad where ...

NASA is the largest funder of these types of projects for now, but even they don't necessarily abide by this framework. Last year, they canceled one rover project, VIPER, which could have added to ...