The RPS uses two Stirling engines to convert the heat generated by the decay of Plutonium-238 (Pu-238) into electricity.

Venturi Astrolab's Flexible Logistics and Exploration (FLEX) rover protoype has been tested on the desert sands of Death Valley in California. Credit: Venturi Astrolab ...

China plans to land humans on the moon by 2030. See animations of the crew on the moon with a lander and rover. Credit: China ...

NASA partners with private companies to search for lunar water ice, a key factor for future human exploration of the moon ...

Though 2025 won't mark the return of astronauts into deep space as NASA had hoped, launchpads still will be scorching-hot ...

Meanwhile, Tokyo-based Ispace sent Resilience, an improved version of the Hakuto-R spacecraft that crash-landed on the moon in 2023. A mini rover is on board, as well as a tiny red artwork called ...

A tiny red Swedish-style cottage is set to become the Moon’s first "building," part of an ambitious art project now en route ...

The Houston company is one of nine — including major names like Blue Origin — that received a contract in January.

The company's second lunar lander, Athena, will carry a small rover and other payloads when its launched, which is ...

The European PULSAR research project, conducted between 2022 and 2024, has disclosed the conceptual design for a plutonium-238 (Pu-238)-fuelled ...

Meanwhile, Tokyo-based Ispace sent Resilience, an improved version of the Hakuto-R spacecraft that crash-landed on the moon in 2023. A mini rover is on board, as well as a tiny red artwork called ...