A surprising new patent proposes an end to end “field factory” that can turn regolith, sand, and scrap into parts using spectroscopy plus automation.

A futuristic sounding process using a high-energy laser turns ordinary moon dust into versatile manufacturing and construction materials ...

But the big picture here is that the US Senate has put out one of its most important pieces of spaceflight legislation in decades: Senators have instructed Isaacman to go fly the Artemis program with ...

Artemis II has been plagued by similar issues to those faced by its predecessor, leading NASA to shake up its plan to return ...

Scientists have found a way to laser print Moon dust into strong building materials, a breakthrough that could help make future lunar bases.

Phase-coherent lasers are crucial for many precision tasks, including timekeeping. Here on Earth the most stable optical ...

Google Pixel phones are known for their excellent computational photography, and they can handle lunar eclipse shots well with the right settings. If you have a recent Pixel model, Night Sight mode ...

Astrolab and Interlune plan to conduct prototype testing of a mobile harvester in Houston, where there is a new commercial ...

How can lunar regolith be used to construct future habitats on the Moon? This is what a recent study published in Acta Astronautica hopes to address as a t | Space ...

If utilized on the lunar surface, the material may help build sturdy, nontoxic habitats and tools for future astronauts, capabilities that would be vital to the NASA Artemis missions that aim to ...

Researchers have uncovered more than a thousand previously unknown tectonic ridges across the Moon’s dark plains, showing the Moon is still contracting and reshaping itself. These features are among ...

In 1966, three years before the first humans walked on the Moon, the Soviet Union landed a small, spherical probe, dubbed Luna 9, on the lunar surface. It was a historic moment, with the spacecraft ...