The Lunar Electric Rover (LER) was developed as a versatile exploration vehicle ... the LER offers a pressurized cabin that allows astronauts to live and work inside for days without needing to return ...

In a groundbreaking development for lunar science, scientists have discovered extraterrestrial relics in samples retrieved ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Athena's mission, known as IM-2, is targeting a landing at around 12:32 p.m. EST (1732 GMT) today ...

A Colorado-built moon rover set to notch up a number of historic firsts will not be completing its mission near the Lunar South Pole. Lunar Outpost’s Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform (or MAPP) ...

An expensive lunar rover that once had its moon trip canceled has a ride once again. NASA has selected Blue Origin to help get VIPER, the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, to the moon ...

It's been more than 18 months since NASA narrowed to three the field of competitors vying to build the nation's next moon ...

The only consistent thing about NASA’s VIPER lunar rover is that the road to the moon has been a rocky one. And now the space agency has nixed its attempt to find a commercial partner to launch VIPER ...

RIT student Katelynn Fleming is hard at work making new discoveries on the moon. But her ultimate goal is to use technology to help all of us on Earth. Fleming, a microsystems engineering Ph.D.

Last year, NASA canceled the VIPER (“Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover”) in a move that scandalized proponents of a return to the moon. The space agency was just $84 million short of ...

The vehicle could help make hard-to-reach places on the moon more accessible to exploration. As humanity eyes returning to the moon, countries like the U.S. and China are working to develop key ...