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
The International Space Station has been continuously occupied for over 25 years By Laura M., Published by Union Rayo, 25 April 2029 The International Space Station (ISS) is going through its most complicated stage since it began exploring space in 1998. The safety committee that advises NASA has been very
Fragments can come off spacecraft like satellites and disintegrate into tiny – but dangerous – bits of debris in orbit: European Space Agency / Wikimedia Commons By Abhimanyu Ghoshal, Published by New Atlas, 16 April 2025 We've deployed so many satellites into space over the last few decades that we
An image of how a RFA launch could look: Credit Rocket Factory Augsburg By Martin Smith, Published by NASA Spaceflight, 11 April 2025 Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) is determined to debut its RFA One rocket by the end of this year. Applying industrialization techniques to building low-cost, high-performance rockets, the
Image Credit: janiecbros/Getty Images By Joe Harker, Published by Lad Bible, 2 April 2025 We're doing a great job of cluttering up space, which is a bad thing NASA is offering a $3 million (£2.3 million) reward for someone who comes up with a solution to getting rid of waste
Published by Futurism, 15 March 2025 As AI startups infest every aspect of life as we know it with unsolicited slop and shady surveillance, not even the final frontier is safe. According to documents obtained by 404 Media, NASA sent out a purchase order for a one-year license to use Clearview AI, an extremely controversial tech
Image: NASA By Alan T. Dugger, Published by Modern War Institute, 14 February 2025 For as long as humans have waged war, controlling the high ground has meant controlling the fight. From ancient hilltop fortresses to the elevated positions that dictated victory in modern battles, elevation offered a point from
