NASA’s moon-exploring robot, the Volatiles Investigating Polar Explorer Rover (VIPER), is back on track for a lunar adventure. The agency announced on Saturday that VIPER will launch to the moon in late 2027 aboard a Blue Origin lander, giving the mission new life after its cancellation last year.

NASA's Lunabotics Challenge is a competition open to US college students to create robots that can build berms out of regolith to provide blast protection, shade, and shielding for lunar landings and nuclear reactors.

An astronaut from Illinois was introduced as one of 10 candidates selected by NASA for potential future space missions. Find out about the new class.

NASA announced plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon on Tuesday, in an attempt to stay ahead of China and Russia in a new space race. The goal is to have the reactor built before 2030, a timeline set during the Biden administration. While nuclear ...

NASA is bringing nuclear energy to the moon. According to internal agency documents obtained by Politico in August 2025, Interim NASA Administrator Sean Duffy looks to place a 100-kilowatt nuclear generator on the moon by 2030. The plan comes after China ...