US, China and Russia are racing to build nuclear reactors on the Moon, seeking reliable power for future lunar bases while ...

NASA is preparing for humanity’s first Moon base with three investigations that will hunt for underground shelters, uncover ...

NASA has selected the "GIMLI" exploration project to investigate the possibility that giant caves extend beneath holes on the ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has completed a major field test of FASTNAV, an autonomous navigation system designed to help ...

A gravity-defying competition that brewed in the background of geopolitics for decades is now roaring to the forefront — with China demonstrating rapid advances in space technology and the United ...

Learn about a NASA payload that will explore a pit on the Moon to find an underground cave that could shelter astronauts during future missions.

Cislunar space has become the focal point of considerable interest and strategic planning because of the many proposed missions to send crews to the moon in the next decade. These include NASA's ...

Nelson recounts how in early 2023, NASA assisted the US military when a Chinese spy balloon began traversing the United States. With its experience in using balloons to map the stratosphere and model ...

This piece is part of a commentary series called Why Go to the Moon? that analyzes the strategic, economic, scientific, and geopolitical drivers of renewed U.S. lunar exploration. The United States is ...

A ceremony to present the first lunar soil samples collected from the far side of the moon by Chang'e-6 to the United Nations (UN) was held in Vienna, Austria on September 14. More than 400 guests, ...