Building on past use of nuclear systems, NASA and the Department of Energy are developing small nuclear fission reactors for the Moon to provide reliable, long-duration power for future Artemis missio ...

Planetary scientists analyzing oxygen isotopes in lunar soil from the Apollo mission sites conclude that meteorite bombardment over 4 billion years could only have delivered a tiny fraction of Earth’s ...

NASA research using Apollo lunar regolith data refines the Moon’s impact record and places limits on meteorite contributions to Earth’s water over geologic time.

NASA Artemis 2 moon mission remains on track as crew members enter quarantine in Texas to avoid exposure to illness. SLS ...

Earlier research held that meteorite impacts from the solar system's early days were a major source of Earth's water.

The fix to this problem might come in the form of tools instead of changes to the spacesuit itself. Rubins said astronauts ...

As NASA gears up to send four astronauts on a crewed flight around the moon in the imminent Artemis II mission, Axiom Space ...

For a long time, scientists assumed that Earth's water was delivered by asteroids and comets billions of years ago. This coincided with the Late Heavy Bombardment (ca. 4.1 to 3.8 billion years ago), a ...

A new NASA study using Apollo lunar soil samples challenges a long-held theory. It suggests meteorites were not the primary ...

Christina Koch and her Artemis II crewmates have been training since 2023 for the mission that will return humans to lunar ...

Sustainable nuclear power, and an internet connection from the moon to Earth, are vital precursor components to a permanent lunar settlement.