17 September 2021
NASA funds project to mine the Moon with swarms of autonomous robots
...autonomous robots to mine for rare-Earth elements and other lunar material on the moon. Led by researchers at the University... times faster than any other method. As efficient as it is, lunar mining still presents a challenge. "Here on Earth, we have...
20 March 2017
Scientists challenge how planets are defined
... five institutions will present a proposed new definition of "planet," and a justification for that definition at the upcoming Lunar and Planetary Science conference which is being held this week in Texas. Runyon and his co-authors argue...
20 April 2018
Jim Bridenstine confirmed as new NASA Administrator
...hearing, Bridenstine 100 percent supported the continued development of the Orion spacecraft and his stance on a permanent US lunar outpost echoes that of the President’s longer-term outlook. It will be interesting to see how Bridenstine directs NASA...
01 August 2018
What now for the ISS as new audit report questions commercial interest
... focus to commercial development of the station. The decision is probably partly due to NASA’s interest in developing a human-tended lunar gateway that would orbit the moon. Any extension of the ISS past 2024 would therefore mean...
07 September 2019
Chandrayaan-2 lander fails to touchdown successfully
... as contact with Chandrayaan-2 was lost minutes before its Vikram module was due to touch down at the lunar south pole. The Chandrayaan-2 approached the Moon as normal and completed the so-called rough breaking phase...
September 2017
Plans for high-speed lunar rovers
... concepts that enable the production of a rover locomotive system capable of achieving a high traversing velocity across the lunar surface while still being compliant with different types of mission architectures. To this end, we will give special...
