Early tests of remotely operating robotics with an eye to employing them on the moon have been promising. Future moon rovers could be teleoperated from Earth. (Image credit: NASA/Daniel Rutter) Teleoperated rovers could soon be working on the moon, with
China has now landed two missions on the moon’s mysterious far side. China has landed on the moon’s mysterious far side — again. The robotic Chang’e 6 mission touched down inside Apollo Crater, within the giant South Pole-Aitken basin, at 6:23 a.m.
METI International is a scientific organization dedicated to transmitting powerful radio messages to extraterrestrial life. An illustration of the Europa Clipper spacecraft, which will head to Jupiter’s moon Europa. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft, headed to Jupiter’s ice-covered moon Europa in October 2024, will
The White House announced Tuesday it is directing NASA to create a unified time standard for the Moon and other celestial bodies, as governments and private companies increasingly compete in space. This undated artist rendering courtesy of Planet Labs, Inc.,
Construction and testing are complete on the CADRE rovers, which will map the lunar surface together as a tech demo to show the promise of multirobot missions. A trio of small rovers that will explore the Moon in sync with
Applications are open for the next astronaut class. NASA wants a new group of astronauts to explore the moon and maybe even Mars. Astronaut applications to NASA are due on April 2, giving U.S. citizens the chance to fly to the moon
Starship met up with Orion during more than 200 tests. Artist’s illustration of SpaceX’s Starship on the moon. (Image credit: SpaceX) Practice makes perfect, which is especially true for moon missions with astronauts on board. That’s why SpaceX and NASA recently completed more than 200
Odysseus successfully entered into orbit around the Moon on Wednesday An American company has made history by becoming the first commercial outfit to put a spacecraft on the Moon. Houston-based Intuitive Machines landed its Odysseus robot near the lunar south
The New Shepard crew capsule descends under parachutes during its launch Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023. Photo Credit: Blue Origin Researchers are studying data from a recent suborbital flight test to better understand lunar regolith, or Moon dust, and its
The robotic lander also recently aced a crucial engine checkout. Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus moon lander beamed home this selfie on Feb. 16, 2024, a day after launching atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. (Image credit: Intuitive Machines via X) A pioneering