Amazon's Project Kuiper lifted off at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 6 October 2023, carrying the first two of a planned 3,236 satellites into space. Photograph: Terry Renna/AP By Laura M., Published by Union Rayo, 28 June 2025 Amazon has its own satellite project. Beyond dominating the internet, it now wants
By Michelle L.D. Hanlon, Published by Space.com, 20 June 2025 The moon is a key step in the journey of space exploration, but making it habitable brings up lots of questions around space law and policy April 2025 was a busy month for space. Pop icon Katy Perry joined five
A full-scale prototype of the Interlune excavator, developed in partnership with Vermeer: Interlune By Christopher McFadden, Published by Interesting Engineering, 26 May 2025 The lunar excavator, jointly developed by NASA backed startup Interlune and industrial equipment manufacturer Vermeer, is designed to dig up 100 metric tons of lunar dirt per
An illustration of a hypothetical Chinese moon base. China has announced a deal with Russia to build a lunar power plant by 2036. (Image credit: gremlin via Getty Images) By Ben Turner, Published by Space.com, 25 May 2025 A new memorandum has firmed up China and Russia's intent to lead
Artist’s impression of a future Interlune moon mining mission: Interlune By Rosemary Potter, Published by Sustainability Times, 17 May 2025 In a groundbreaking move that could reshape the future of clean energy and quantum computing, Seattle-based startup Interlune is set to extract the rare isotope helium-3 from the moon, challenging
Tiangong Space Station – China Published by AsiaOne, 23 April 2025 BEIJING -The chief designer of China's lunar exploration programme accused the United States on Wednesday (April 23) of interfering in Beijing's attempts to co-operate with Europe and other foreign partners in space programmes. Wu Weiren, in a rare interview
Artist’s impression of a future Interlune moon mining mission: Interlune By Andrew Paul, Published by Popular Science, 17 March 2025 Helium-3 is needed for nuclear reactors, quantum computers, and more. A startup company wants to establish mining operations on the moon to extract a rare isotope needed for future quantum
By Zachary Small, Published by The New York Times 15 January 2025 The organization said that more than 90 important sites on the moon could risk destruction if space tourism is left unregulated. For years, the World Monuments Fund has sought to draw attention and resources to endangered cultural heritage
