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

The U.S. is once again challenging itself to go to the moon, and this time, NASA and the Trump administration want to ...

In 1963, NASA and General Motors built MOLAB, a massive pressurized rover meant to support two-week traverses and the first permanent lunar base. Then budgets, weight limits, and shifting priorities ...

Castrol unveils a new documentary in collaboration with Lunar Outpost: a worldwide premiere at Space Center Houston ...

Engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison uncovered a critical flaw in how lunar and Martian rovers are tested on Earth. Simulations revealed that test results have been misleading for decades ...

If humans finally colonize the Moon, lunar caves formed from primeval volcanic activity could provide shelter from cosmic radiation and extreme temperatures. But how does one go about safely exploring ...

ABB has been awarded a contract by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to develop the concept for an Autonomous Lunar Exploration Infrared Spectrometer (ALExIS) for Canada's Lunar Utility Rover. Canada is ...

Sending a rover into space to explore other celestial bodies comes with a dizzying array of challenges, and one of the most complex is ensuring the vehicle doesn't break down out there. To largely ...

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BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Drivers on Highway 6 may notice workers in full hazmat suits along the roadway in Bryan and College Station this month and into early next year. The protective gear is part of a ...

Not long ago, Europe was very close to realizing one of its space exploration dreams: to put the wheels of a home-brewed rover on the surface of the Moon. That mission failed, but the dream is far ...

The Nussir underground decline continues to advance steadily. The Company's mining contractor, Leonhard Nilsen & Sønner AS ("LNS"), which began construction in June has advanced a total of 656 metres ...