The Air Force Research Laboratory is now exploring cislunar space, which is expected to get more congested as more firms and countries invest in space travel to the moon. Their Cislunar Highway Patrol (CHPS) will experiment with space domain awareness beyond Geosynchronous Earth Orbit. AFRL courtesy image By Kouceila Rekik,
SR-1 Freedom Mars flyby: NASA By Robin George Andrews, Published by MIT Technology Review, 14 April 2026 Just before Artemis II began its historic slingshot around the moon, Jared Isaacman, the recently confirmed NASA administrator, made a flurry of announcements from the agency’s headquarters in Washington, DC. He said the
A meeting of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS). Credit: United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs By Frederick Jenet, David Schuman, Cecilia I. Silberberg, Danica Vallone and Paul Wunderl, Published by Space News, 14 April 2026 The 63rd Session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee
Artist’s impression of a future Interlune moon mining mission: Interlune By Oliver Holmes, Published by The Guardian, 1 April 2026 Within the lunar dirt is a type of helium so rare on Earth that a palm-sized container is estimated to be worth millions In the silent vacuum of space, five
A concept for a later phase of NASA's proposed lunar base. Credit: NASA By Patrick Pester, Published by Live Science, 25 March 2026 NASA's Gateway lunar space station won't launch next year in new changes to the Artemis program, which include ramping up development of a $20 billion moon base
A concept for a later phase of NASA's proposed lunar base. Credit: NASA By Jeff Foust, Published by Space News, 24 March 2026 WASHINGTON — NASA is halting plans to develop the lunar Gateway and instead focusing on the development of a lunar base. During an event at NASA Headquarters
Lunar base concept released by NASA in February 2026. Credit: NASA By Kevin Olsen, Fiona Henderson, The Conversation Published by phys.org, 12 March 2026 A US Senate committee has directed NASA to begin work on a moon base "as soon as is practicable." Under legislation advanced by the Senate lawmakers,
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks about the Golden Dome initiative in the Oval Office on May 20, 2025. | Alex Brandon/AP By Brooke Griswold, Published by Defense News, 19 February 2026 Just a year ago, SpaceX majority owner Elon Musk dismissed going to the moon as a “distraction.” Now,
