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UK-based startup SpaceBit's Moon rover is not only the smallest ever, but it also has legs instead of the typical wheels.

2021 Moon Rover Will Have Legs Instead of Wheels

By Kristin Houser

Professor Lewis Dartnell, professor at the University of Westminster, has an ingenious plan as to how to build a human colony on the Moon.

Check Out This Beautiful Design for a Moon Habitat

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists discovered 20 more tiny moons orbiting Saturn, meaning the gas giant is the new record holder within the confines of our solar system.

Astronomers Just Found 20 More Moons Around Saturn

By Dan Robitzski

A team of researchers found traces of organic compounds in plumes that burst from Saturn's moon Enceladus. A sign of life if all the conditions are right.

Scientists Find Building Blocks of Life on Saturn’s Icy Moon

By Victor Tangermann

China just revealed the spacecraft it wants to use to ferry astronauts to the Moon. In other words, a new Space Race is heating up.

China Reveals Spacecraft Built to Ferry Astronauts to the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

Newly-shared pictures of the cotton plant China briefly grew on the Moon shows that it fared a little bit better than previously thought before freezing.

China Shares Photos of Its Doomed Moon Plant

By Dan Robitzski

If signs of alien life or civilization ever crashed into the Moon, they're likely still up there waiting to be discovered.

Harvard Prof: The Moon Could Have Caught Alien Organisms, Tech

By Dan Robitzski

China's Yutu-2 lunar lander just sent back images of a strange new substance it found near a small crater on the far side of the Moon.

Here Are New Pics of That Weird Substance China Found on the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

On Jupiter's moon Io, the strongest volcano in the solar system is likely about to erupt within the next couple of days, according to new calculations.

A Giant Volcano on One of Jupiter’s Moons Is About to Erupt

By Dan Robitzski

LifeShip will send your DNA to the Moon for $99 — a whimsical undertaking that could also ensure humanity lives on even if Earth becomes uninhabitable.

This Startup Will Send DNA From Your Spit to the Moon for $99

By Kristin Houser

An Indian newspaper quoted an ISRO official as saying that the country's lunar lander landed in one piece. The report has yet to be confirmed.

Indian Official: Moon Lander May Have Survived in One Piece

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists are suggesting that the methane-filled lakes on the surface of Saturn's largest moon Titan could have been formed by massive explosions.

Huge Explosions May Have Formed Lakes on Saturn’s Moon Titan

By Victor Tangermann

China claims its Yutu-2 lunar rover has stumbled upon an unsually colored "gel-like" substance on the bottom of an impact crater on the Moon.

China Claims Its Moon Rover Found a Colorful “Gel-Like” Substance

By Victor Tangermann

India may have lost all communication with its Vikram lunar lander after making its approach last week — but not all may be lost.

India Finds Lost Moon Lander, Tries to Establish Contact

By Victor Tangermann

On Friday afternoon, India's Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft will attempt to land on the Moon. If it works, India will be the fourth country to ever do so.

India Is About to Attempt a Moon Landing

By Dan Robitzski

A newly proposed type of space elevator called the Spaceline could theoretically be built out of materials that exist today, hinting at easier space travel.

These Researchers Want to Run a Cable From the Earth to the Moon

By Dan Robitzski

Newt Gingrich proposed a $2 billion contest for private companies to set up a settlement on the Moon. Elon Musk wants in.

Elon Musk Wants Newt Gingrich’s $2 Billion Moon Payout

By Dan Robitzski

India's Chandrayaan 2 space probe is now orbiting around the Moon, putting it in position to attempt a landing in early September.

India’s Space Probe Is Now Orbiting the Moon

By Dan Robitzski

NASA has announced it's completing the final designs and planning for constructing and testing a spacecraft that will visit Jupiter's icy moon Europa.

NASA is Sending a Probe to Jupiter’s Icy Moon to Look for Life

By Victor Tangermann

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is proposing to award a $2 billion prize to the first private space company to land Americans on the Moon.

Newt Gingrich Proposes $2 Billion Prize to Land on the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

While the recent tardigrade spill on the Moon is bad news, it may not be the first time the resilient little creatures made their way to the lunar surface.

Hipster Asteroids Spilled Tardigrades on the Moon Before It Was Cool

By Dan Robitzski

Israeli lunar lander Beresheet crashed onto the surface of the Moon on April 11 spilling thousands of dehydrated "water bears" or tardigrades.

Crashed Moon Lander Splattered Live Organisms Onto Lunar Surface

By Victor Tangermann

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir hopes she's the next Moonwalker — but she isn't thrilled with NASA's emphasis on putting a woman on the Moon.

Retired Astronaut: Sending a Woman to the Moon “Sounds Like a Stunt”

By Kristin Houser

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk bragged that his company could reach the Moon within two years. But NASA CFO Jeff DeWit isn't buying it.

NASA Official: SpaceX’s Moon Chances Are “Slim”

By Dan Robitzski

NASA's plans to get to the Moon by 2024 are turning up the pressure to find a suitable replacement for spacesuits that date back to the 1970s.

NASA Really, Really Needs a New Spacesuit for 2024 Moon Mission

By Victor Tangermann

A team of researchers at the University of California found that there could be way more ice water on the surface of the Moon than we initially thought.

Study: There’s Way More Water on the Moon Than We Thought

By Victor Tangermann

Unrestored tapes of the first Moon walk just sold for more than $1.8 million at auction — more than 8,000 times the price paid by their owner in 1976.

Someone Just Paid $1.8 Million for Videos of the First Moon Walk

By Kristin Houser

A Puerto Rican startup called Instarz plans on building a self-assembling, self-sustaining Moon habitat that can support eight astronauts for a year.

Puerto Rican Startup Plans to Launch Self-Sustaining Moon Habitat

By Dan Robitzski

India successfully launched their first ever lunar lander as part of its Chandrayaan-2 mission early Monday morning local time.

India Successfully Launches Lunar Lander Toward The Moon

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk told TIME he thinks "we could land on the Moon in less than two years" — but that "we" might not include NASA.

Elon Musk: We Could Land on the Moon In “Less Than Two Years”

By Kristin Houser

A team of astronomers just saw for the first time a gas giant planet actively forming new moons out of a cloud of gas and dust.

Scientists Spot Distant Gas Giant Still Forming New Moons

By Dan Robitzski

India officially called off the launch of its first mission to the Moon on Sunday a mere hour before launch due to a "technical snag."

India Calls Off Moon Mission One Hour Before Launch

By Victor Tangermann

New research suggests that some moons may escape their host planets' orbits to become "ploonets" — and Earth's own Moon could eventually join their ranks.

Our Moon Could Escape Earth’s Orbit and Become a “Ploonet”

By Kristin Houser

India is getting ready to launch its first-ever lunar lander mission called Chandrayaan 2 on Sunday, including an orbiter, lander, and rover.

India Is Launching a Moon Mission This Weekend

By Victor Tangermann

Russia space agency Roscosmos confirmed that it's planning to 3D print structures on the moon to protect astronauts from the harsh environment by 2040.

Russia is Planning to 3D Print a Moon Base

By Victor Tangermann

As NASA scrambles to get ready for Artemis, its upcoming crewed mission to the Moon slated for 2024, China may take the lead.

Bad News, Astronauts: NASA Probably Won’t Reach Moon by 2024

By Dan Robitzski

Astrobiologists believe that the answer to what alien life could look like on icy moons like Saturn's moon Enceladus could lie deep on the ocean floor.

Aliens on Icy Moons Could Look Like Organisms Near Seafloor Volcanoes

By Victor Tangermann

As part of project Dragonfly, NASA is planning to send a small spacecraft to Saturn's moon Titan, a moon with an extremely dense atmosphere.

Breaking: NASA Announces Mission to Saturn’s Largest Moon Titan

By Victor Tangermann

Israel-based startup SpaceIL has decided that April's failed Moon mission was actually a success — and that it's time to move on to the next challenge.

SpaceIL Kills Second Moon Landing Attempt, Teases New “Objective”

By Kristin Houser

The European Space Agency just tested out a device that's meant to assist in astronaut rescue missions on the surface of the Moon.

This Bizarre Device Will Help Rescue Injured Astronauts on the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has funded a project to develop robots capable of autonomously exploring and imaging Moon pits to determine their potential usefulness.

NASA Funds $2M Study to See if We Could Live in Moon Pits

By Kristin Houser

Jeff Bezos-led Blue Origin just fired up its gigantic Moon lander engine for the first time at NSA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

Blue Origin Test Fires Moon Lander Engine For the First Time

By Victor Tangermann

A second look at data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft reveals that the oceans of Saturns' moon, Eneceladus, could harbor ideal conditions for microbial life.

Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Has Nutrient-Rich Oceans

By Dan Robitzski

A new report fings that NASA has been downplaying the expected costs of its missions while rewarding contractors despite preventable delays

Gov. Watchdog: NASA Hid True Cost of Boeing Moon Rocket

By Dan Robitzski

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine told CNN Business that NASA will need "$20 to $30 billion" over a span of five years to return to the Moon by 2024.

NASA Budget Billions Short to Return Americans to the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

The discovery of a huge mass of dense material near the Moon's South Pole is puzzling scientists across the globe. Where did it come from?

Scientists Are Baffled by “Huge Mass” Under the Moon’s Surface

By Victor Tangermann

Jupiter's moon Europa, which many scientists suspect could support extraterrestrial life, has the same kind of salt in its oceans as Earth.

Jupiter’s Moon Europa Has Right Kind of Saltwater to Support Life

By Dan Robitzski

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has stepped up to clarify what President Donald Trump meant by his confusing Moon tweet.

NASA Head: Trump’s Moon Tweet Doesn’t Change Anything

By Kristin Houser

A team of astronomers found a "large excess of mass" under the Moon's largest crater called the Aitken basin near the South Pole.

Astronomers Discover “Deep Structure” Under Moon’s Largest Crater

By Victor Tangermann

U.S. President Donald Trump's puzzling Moon tweet instructing NASA to focus on Mars could have something to do with a Fox anchor's comments.

Trump: “NASA Should NOT be Talking About Going to the Moon”

By Kristin Houser

Wild Idea: Use Railguns to Extract Resources From the Moon

Wild Idea: Use Railguns to Extract Resources From the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

In order to pay for Artemis, NASA's upcoming 2024 Moon mission, it may have to cannibalize other parts of the space agency's budget.

NASA Is Considering Cutting Other Programs to Pay for Moon Mission

By Dan Robitzski

Several times a week, short bursts of light appear on the surface of the Moon. Scientists have only been able to guess as to why the phenomenon occurs.

Weird Flashes Keep Appearing on the Moon and Scientists Don’t Know Why

By Victor Tangermann

The MOONRISE project plans to send a small laser system to the Moon in 2021, testing the device's ability to melt Moon dust into a usable building material.

Laser Project Aims to Melt Moon Dust Into a Lunar Base

By Kristin Houser

This summer, NASA astronauts will join an international diving crew in a special underwater laboratory under the Atlantic to prepare astronauts space.

NASA is Using This Underwater Lab to Train Astronauts for the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

A NASA executive who was appointed only six weeks ago to lead the strategy for future missions to the Moon has resigned.

NASA’s Moon Mission Leader Just Quit After Only Six Weeks

By Victor Tangermann

Saturday night, a mile-wide asteroid called 1999 KW4 will fly by the Earth, and when it does, it'll bring with it its very own moon.

Asteroid Flying by Earth Is so Big It Has Its Own Moon

By Kristin Houser

The House Appropriations Committee slapped down the White Houses's request for additional funds for a 2024 Moon Mission by NASA.

Congress Denies NASA Request for More Moon Mission Money

By Victor Tangermann

A NASA satellite managed to photograph the site where Beresheet, the Israeli lunar lander, crashed into the Moon last month.

NASA Found The Impact From Israel’s Crashed Moon Lander

By Dan Robitzski

NASA's upcoming crewed mission to the surface of the Moon will be named Artemis, after the Greek goddess of the moon and sister to Apollo.

NASA Just Gave the New Moon Program an Epic Name

By Dan Robitzski

NASA's "We Are Going" video, which is narrated by Star Trek actor William Shatner, details how the agency plans to pull off its ambitious 2024 Moon mission.

New Video Details NASA’s Plan to Return Humans to the Moon

By Kristin Houser

NASA and the White House are asking Congress to add $1.6 billion to NASA's budget to enable the agency's Moon mission to meet its 2024 goal.

White House, NASA Request $1.6 Billion to Return Humans to Moon

By Kristin Houser

NASA's Oddysey spacecraft recently captured some colorful candids of the Martian moon, Phobos. Here's what makes the snapshots so sweet.

New Photos of Mars’ Moon Phobos “Look Like Candy.” Here’s Why.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter to imply that Blue Origin CEO Jeff Bezos was building unwarranted hype for a plan that wasn't going anywhere.

Elon Musk Ridicules Jeff Bezos’ Moon Lander

By Kristin Houser