Moon dust holds oxygen and NASA just figured out how to get it out using only sunlight. The future of space exploration may smell like lunar regolith. If you want to survive on the Moon, you currently ...

Scientists have managed to harvest chickpeas grown in simulated Moon soil, marking a step toward producing fresh food for future lunar missions as NASA prepares for Artemis II. Researchers at the ...

Chickpeas have been successfully grown and harvested using “moon dirt” for the first time. The breakthrough is a "giant leap" in understanding what it will take to grow food on the lunar surface, say ...

In a press conference on Friday morning, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and other senior agency leaders announced major changes to the Artemis missions that aim to return astronauts to the Moon.

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I'm not sure it counts as "no refueling" when you're sending up three propulsion stages loaded with propellant. There's no "propellant transfer," I'll grant you. But you're still doing a bunch of ...

The founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, does not often post on the social media site owned by his rival Elon Musk. But on Monday, Bezos did, sharing a black-and-white image of a turtle emerging from the ...

The social media exchange came after Musk announced on Monday that SpaceX has shifted its primary focus from Mars to building a self-sustaining city on the Moon. “For those unaware, SpaceX has already ...

Why it matters: Elon Musk has long had an apparent obsession with Mars, but he's now pivoted that focus to the Moon – something he called a "distraction" just over a year ago. His latest plan is to ...

Elon Musk said establishing a human presence on the moon is more feasible in the short term than reaching Mars. SpaceX's Starship rocket, central to these plans, will also support NASA's lunar landing ...

NASA has announced a small but significant change for upcoming lunar missions, astronauts will now be allowed to carry modern smartphones, including iPhones, for the first time. NASA Administrator ...