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By Mike Wall Published
NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy have firmed up their commitment to develop a nuclear reactor for use on the surface of the moon by 2030.

By Tereza Pultarova Published
A California-based start-up wants to open a hotel on the moon by 2032 and is now accepting bookings for the out-of-this world travel experience.

By Leonard David Published
China's ice-hunting Chang'e 7 mission is scheduled to launch to the moon later this year, helping set the stage for a lunar base that the country aims to build in the 2030s.

By Andrew Jones Published
Lunar landers from Blue Origin, Firefly Aerospace, Intuitive Machines and Astrobotic are gearing up for moon landing attempts in 2026 as the commercial exploration of deep space expands.

By Joe Rao Last updated
Reference The full moon names for each month, why they're named so and what we can expect from these lunar events.

By Jessie Osborne, Adam Urwick Published
There are billions of dollars in it for companies able to kickstart mining operations, even if such returns are still years away.

By Keith Cooper Published
Anomalous amounts of volatile elements found in the Apollo samples brought back from the moon have been traced back to our own planet's leaky atmosphere.

By Andrew Jones Published
Europe's plans to develop its "Argonaut" robotic moon lander are moving ahead with the announcement of an Italy-led consortium that will build a key element of the spacecraft.
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