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Metalysis, a UK-based engineering firm, has signed a contract with the European Space Agency to investigate ways to extract breathable air from Moon dust.

New Technique Claims to Extract Breathable Oxygen From Moon Dust

By Victor Tangermann

In July, a NASA launch will send vials of human cremains and DNA samples to their final resting place on the surface of the Moon.

Upcoming Mission Will Fly Human Remains to the Moon

By Dan Robitzski

A team of astronomers have brought a wild concept back from the grave: a liquid-mirror telescope, 100 meters in diameter, built on the surface of the Moon.

Astronomers Propose Giant “Liquid Mirror” Telescope on the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is now accepting contractor proposals for its plan to power lunar and Martian outposts with small nuclear fission reactors.

NASA Is Looking for Someone to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon

By Dan Robitzski

When Joe Biden takes office, he may shift NASA's priorities away from space exploration and toward a renewed focus on climate change.

Biden May Slow Down Moon Program to Focus NASA on Climate Change

By Dan Robitzski

NASA commissioned Nokia to build a 4G network on the Moon, but doing so could spell doom for radio astronomers trying to filter out all the noise.

That 4G Network on the Moon Could Ruin Astronomy

By Dan Robitzski

There's a mysterious asteroid stuck in Mars' gravitational pull, and astronomers suspect it might be the Moon's long-lost twin.

A Stolen Chunk of Earth’s Moon Seems to Be Orbiting Mars

By Dan Robitzski

Using the ALMA radio telescope in Chile, a team of NASA scientists spotted a highly unusual molecule in the atmosphere of Titan, Saturn's largest moon.

NASA Scientists Spot “Really Unexpected” Molecule in Atmosphere of Saturn’s Largest Moon

By Victor Tangermann

NASA and the ESA have formally partnered up to develop the Gateway space station that will orbit the Moon as part of the Artemis program.

NASA and Europe Officially Sign Deal to Build Orbital Moon Base

By Dan Robitzski

Finding evidence of water on the Moon is a tantalizing prospect — but only meaningful insofar as we're able to actually make use of it.

There’s One Big Problem With NASA’s Moon Water Announcement

By Victor Tangermann

NASA’s Big Moon Surprise Is That Lunar Soil Contains Water

NASA’s Big Moon Surprise Is That Lunar Soil Contains Water

By Victor Tangermann

NASA just paid Bell Labs $14.1 million to develop a 4G network — on the Moon.

The Moon Is Getting Cell Service

By Dan Robitzski

NASA is funding research toward a camera that can detach from a spacecraft and film it landing from the surface of another world.

NASA Wants a Moon Camera to Film Landing Spacecraft From the Lunar Surface

By Dan Robitzski

NASA is now running underwater tests for the spacesuits it plans on using for the upcoming series of Artemis missions to the Moon.

NASA Is Now Testing Its Artemis Moon Landing Spacesuit

By Dan Robitzski

Astronomers suggest checking the surface of the Moon for ancient rocks that could have been blasted away from Venus during asteroid strikes.

The Moon Might Be Littered With Ancient Shrapnel From Venus

By Dan Robitzski

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency just handed out a $14 million dollar contract to develop a nuclear thermal propulsion system in space.

DARPA Is Considering a Nuclear Rocket for Moon Missions

By Victor Tangermann

China just showed off a rocket that could send astronauts to the Moon — but when is still a big question mark.

China Reveals Rocket to Send Astronauts to Moon

By Victor Tangermann

It may be many years away — but the Space Force is already considering the possibility of putting the first troops into space and establish a base there.

US General: Space Force May Build a Moon Base

By Victor Tangermann

Earth will likely capture a new minimoon in its orbit later this year. But signs suggest that it's actually a hunk of space garbage.

Earth Appears to Be Capturing a Tiny New Moon

By Dan Robitzski

Japan Outlines Plan to Power Spacecraft With Moon Ice

Japan Outlines Plan to Power Spacecraft With Moon Ice

By Victor Tangermann

For the first time, scientists say they've ascertained how radioactive the Moon is — a finding that could have implications for the future of space travel.

Bad News: The Moon Is Surprisingly Radioactive

By Jon Christian

A team of scientists claim they have determined a way to figure out if there's life living underground on faraway places, including the Moon and Mars.

Harvard Study: We Shouldn’t Rule Out Underground Life on the Moon and Mars

By Victor Tangermann

By digging through infrared images of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus, scientists have found "strong evidence" of "fresh ice" in its northern hemisphere.

NASA Finds Evidence of “Fresh Ice” on Saturn’s Moon Enceladus

By Victor Tangermann

NASA and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory are launching a spacecraft to the far side of the Moon so it can listen to extremely faint radio signals.

NASA Is Heading to the Far Side of the Moon to Study the Ancient Universe

By Dan Robitzski

NASA is yet on another budget crunch in its efforts to realize the Trump administration's ambitious plans to return astronauts to the Moon by 2024.

NASA Unveils Flabbergasting Budget For Moon Missions

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has built a system that could make landing on the Moon or Mars a whole lot less risky — and it already has plans to test it out on an upcoming mission.

NASA Has Figured Out a New Way to Safely Land on the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

Japan's space agency has announced it's planning to film Mars's mysterious moons with cameras that can shoot in 8K ultra-high-definition.

Japanese Spacecraft Will Shoot Martian Moons in 8K Resolution

By Victor Tangermann

NASA announced it's soliciting commercial companies to collect space resources, including Moon "dirt," an effort to create a marketplace for space rocks.

NASA Wants to Pay Private Companies to Bag Moon Dirt

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is using a kind of heavy-duty metallic glass to develop rovers that can explore colder environments than ever before.

NASA Is Making Moon Rover Parts Out of Metallic Glass

By Dan Robitzski

NASA's Orion spacecraft just completed its System Acceptance Review and Design Certification Review. In other words, it's fit for flight.

NASA’s Moon-Bound Orion Spacecraft is Officially Fit for Flight

By Victor Tangermann

In order to protect the Moon from destructive lunar mining operations, one scientists suggests granting the Moon legal personhood.

Scientist: We Should Grant the Moon Legal Personhood

By Dan Robitzski

NASA warns that harvesting lunar ice for future settlers' drinking water could make it impossible to study the ice down the road.

Mining Lunar Ice Could Irrevocably Damage the Moon’s Environment

By Dan Robitzski

Blue Origin just delivered an engineering mockup of a lander that could one day carry American astronauts down to the surface of the Moon to NASA.

Blue Origin Engineers Deliver Full-Scale Prototype Moon Lander to NASA

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists treated the Moon like a giant mirror to study the Earth's atmosphere, a trick they say could help search for inhabited worlds.

Scientists Are Using The Moon as a Giant Mirror to Search For Aliens

By Dan Robitzski

The first lunar settlers might live in the space version of an RV, which is currently being developed by JAXA, NASA, and Toyota.

NASA Spokesperson Says Agency Is Working on an “RV for the Moon”

By Dan Robitzski

Russian space corporation Roscomosos chief Dmitry Rogozin had no kind words to spare about NASA's efforts to return astronauts to the Moon.

Russian Space Chief “Not Interested” in Working With NASA on Missions to the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

New models suggest that the Moon could be 85 million years younger than scientists thought, a development that would clarify some of its mysterious past.

Scientists Say the Moon Is Way Younger than We Thought

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new paper, a team of Chinese scientists claim a strange "gel-like" substance found on the far side of the Moon is "impact melt breccia."

China Finally Figured Out What That Weird “Gel-Like” Substance from the Far Side of the Moon Was

By Victor Tangermann

According to a House appropriations bill released today, Congress doesn't intend to raise NASA's budget, setting aside the same $22.63 billion for 2021.

Congress Budget Denies NASA Full Funding for Moon Missions

By Victor Tangermann

A team of NASA scientists found that there might be more subsurface metals beneath the Moon's surface than previously thought.

NASA Discovers Huge Potential Caches of Metal On the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

The just-launched "Lunar Loo Challenge" tasks amateur rocket scientists to come up with a toilet that can handle near-zero and Moon gravity.

NASA Says It Needs a New Space Toilet for the Artemis Moon Missions

By Victor Tangermann

In the coming years, NASA plans to crash a SpaceX rocket into a tiny moon as a test run for diverting asteroids. But the moon's name was way too boring.

NASA Renames Small Moon It Plans to Smash With SpaceX

By Dan Robitzski

When the Artemis astronauts land on the surface of the Moon, NASA expects them to be able to trek ten miles on foot each time they venture out.

NASA: Next Moon Astronauts Will Hike 10 Miles on Lunar Surface

By Dan Robitzski

Aerospace startup Rocket Lab is planning its first mission to the Moon in 2021 to test out navigation systems in its orbit.

A Small Company Is Quietly Planning a Moon Mission Next Year

By Victor Tangermann

A new study suggests that strange bright spots observed on Saturn's moon Titan in the early 2000s may be evidence of dried up ancient lakes and seas.

Astronomers Say They Found “Dry Lake Beds” on Saturn’s Moon Titan

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk: SpaceX Building Floating Spaceports for Moon, Mars Launches

Elon Musk: SpaceX Building Floating Spaceports for Moon, Mars Launches

By Victor Tangermann

On Twitter, Elon Musk elaborated on the design tweaks SpaceX will have to make to its Starship to allow it to land on the Moon.

SpaceX Trying to Figure Out How to Land Starship on the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

In order to give high-energy researchers better working conditions, one physicist proposes building a particle collider on the Moon.

This Madlad Wants to Build a Particle Collider on the Moon

By Dan Robitzski

NASA just discovered that Saturn's moon Titan is creeping out into space 100 times faster than they previously thought it was.

Saturn’s Moon Titan Is Drifting Off Into Space, NASA Says

By Dan Robitzski

Astronaut pee may be a priceless resource on future Moon settlements. It turns out it makes for a phenomenal building material.

On the Moon, the Real Gold Might Be Human Urine

By Dan Robitzski

NASA is working on simplified, scaled-down nuclear reactors that it hopes will power future settlements on the Moon and Mars.

Scientists Want to Build Nuclear Reactors to Power Moon Colony

By Dan Robitzski

A delightful new video shows Apollo astronauts falling over in their bulky spacesuits, unaccustomed to the Moon's weak gravity.

Rejoice In This Supercut of Moon Astronauts Falling Over

By Jon Christian

The experimental spacecraft China launched earlier this week successfully and safely landed Friday, paving the way for crewed space exploration.

China Lands Moon-Bound Spaceship After 3-Day Orbital Joyride

By Dan Robitzski

Engineers are developing smart lunar habitats that can autonomously sense damage and repair themselves on a future moon settlement.

These Self-Repairing Lunar Habitats Could Help Settle the Moon

By Dan Robitzski

NASA announced today that it has awarded three contracts to develop lunar landing systems in an effort to return astronauts to the Moon as soon as 2024.

SpaceX Wins Large NASA Contract for Starship Moon Missions

By Victor Tangermann

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday that encourages the mining of resources in space and on the Moon.

Trump Signs Executive Order Encouraging Moon, Asteroid Mining

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has awarded a Phase 1 grant for a Lunar Crater Radio Telescope on the far side of the Moon that could one day be deployed by wall-climbing robots.

NASA Funds Giant Radio Telescope Concept on Far Side of Moon

By Victor Tangermann

In an experiment, a team of European researchers attempted to use the main compound in human urine and lunar regolith to create a resilient concrete.

Scientists: Astronauts Could Build Moon Base Using Human Urine

By Victor Tangermann

Bad news, space fans: NASA just announced they're gonna have reschedule that trip to the Moon they'd been planning in a few years.

NASA: Bad News, Something Came Up, Gotta Rain-Check That Moon Trip :(

By Foster Kamer

Buzz Aldrin had some choice words of advice for Ars Technica's Eric Berger on how to survive self-isolation during the coronavirus outbreak.

The Second Man to Walk on the Moon Has Some Quarantine Advice

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers from the University of New Mexico believe they have found the remains of Theia buried deep beneath the lunar surface in a new paper.

Fragment of Planet That Hit Earth May Be Buried Inside Moon

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers have started analyzing data collected by China's Yutu-2 Moon rover's ground-penetrating radar. They found mostly Moon dust.

Chinese Rover Discovers It’s Sitting on 39 Feet of Moon Dust

By Victor Tangermann

A team of astronomers at the NASA-funded Catalina Sky Survey suspect there's a small asteroid that caught itself in our planet's gravity, like a moon.

Astronomers: Our Planet Might Have Another Moon, Except It’s Tiny

By Victor Tangermann

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is developing a nuclear-powered rocket to move cargo around Earth's orbit.

DARPA’s Working on a Nuclear-Powered Rocket for Easy Moon Access

By Jon Christian