An international team of scientists led by the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, has identified a problem with the growing interest in extractable resources on the moon: there aren’t ...

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Blue Origin and Astrobotic were big winners to explore moon-resource technologies among $150 million in awards given to 11 companies by NASA on Tuesday. Part of NASA’s Tipping Point program, NASA ...

An artist’s conception shows the Oasis-1 satellite mapping water ice deposits on the moon. (Blue Origin Illustration) Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says it’s working with partners in ...

The vision of mining space for resources is no longer science fiction. The moon's proximity to Earth and the presence of precious resources make it an increasingly attractive prospect for exploitation ...

The moon could become the next stage in the United States’ competition with China over resource-rich areas. Mining the moon isn’t just fodder for the movies. Scientists at NASA and the U.S. Geological ...

The EU's Commissioner for Space and Defense, warns of the bloc losing influence in space as it expresses ambition to mine the moon and asteroids for resources. Faltering energy security and unstable ...

Planetary surface missions currently operate cautiously. On Mars, communication delays between Earth and rovers (typically between four and 22 minutes), as well as data transfer constraints due to ...

As NASA pushes forward with its Artemis program to return astronauts to the moon, Washington-based aerospace expert Dr. Roger Myers says Americans may need to wait a little longer than expected to see ...

Saadia Pekkanen, a professor of space law and policy at the University of Washington, says nobody can own land on the moon, but that hasn't stopped countries from wanting to exploit its resources.