The design of the micro rover is as simple as it gets. Four wheels capable of moving across the lunar surface with ease are placed at each corner of the flimsy-looking body, made of carbon fiber ...

Over the past 50 years, 6 flags have been planted on the lunar surface, and the first one was in 1969. Scientists have been ...

Swedish artist Mikael Genberg is just a few months away from having an artistic dream fulfilled. His 25-year-long project, ...

The earlier Yutu rover lost mobility during its second lunar day (approximately 14.5 Earth days) but continued to operate until 2016. Yutu-2 had a design lifetime of three months but has set a new ...

Blum, an Israeli-American who first visited Japan in 2015, returned to the country in 2018 for a PhD during which he researched lunar rovers and their ability to navigate bumpy and uneven terrain.

Iran's Space Agency has launched its first major lunar rover project, signaling a strategic move to tap into the Moon's ...

This campaign, called Send Your Name with VIPER, will see your name sent to the moon’s surface aboard NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) later this year.

the ELO 2 Consortium has been selected to design, construct, and operate the Australian-made rover on the lunar surface. The project is funded by the Australian Government through the Australian ...

A new year of lunar exploration kicked off early Wednesday, when two robotic landers and a small rover began their journeys to the moon. A SpaceX rocket lifted off at 1:11 a.m. ET from NASA’s Kennedy ...