<![CDATA[ Latest from Space.com in Moon-rovers ]]> https://www.space.com/tag/moon-rovers Mon, 24 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ These 2 moon rovers used cameras and lasers to hunt for simulated water ice — and one looks like WALL-E ]]> https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/these-2-moon-rovers-used-cameras-and-lasers-to-hunt-for-simulated-water-ice-and-one-looks-like-wall-e gbXG8qWKR3T7NNuGcoo444 Mon, 24 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Meet Endurance, a pioneering NASA moon rover designed to survive the frigid lunar night ]]> https://www.space.com/space-exploration/moon-rovers/meet-endurance-a-pioneering-nasa-moon-rover-designed-to-survive-the-frigid-lunar-night CWUixf72Rid6G9tL7YxLeg Tue, 17 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:37:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ NASA's mini moon rovers go for a test drive ahead of 2025 private lunar launch (photos) ]]> https://www.space.com/nasa-tests-cadre-mini-moon-rovers-photos ibhFfGgzVuTf25LSTZbC5R Sun, 31 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:45:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Computer-simulated moon dust may help lunar robots pass a major hurdle ]]> https://www.space.com/moon-computer-model-simulates-lunar-dust NoLkaxfaUCL7NLpQv9Dvy8 Tue, 27 Feb 2024 17:00:37 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:40:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists want to make moon roads by blasting lunar soil with sunlight ]]> https://www.space.com/blasting-lunar-soil-with-sunlight-could-create-moon-roads KJTsPK8xG92v4qJyGhXE6o Mon, 16 Oct 2023 16:00:01 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:39:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ This tiny moon rover has a leg up on traditional spacecraft designs ]]> https://www.space.com/tiny-moon-rover-crawl-video SF9Z2HPNP3Md9kJnFiznaB Tue, 16 Aug 2022 10:00:56 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:42:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ NASA delays ice-hunting VIPER moon rover launch to 2024, a one-year slip ]]> https://www.space.com/nasa-viper-moon-rover-launch-delayed-to-2024 kPY8fhfVpUTTFfZdWxTQhg Tue, 19 Jul 2022 13:00:30 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:46:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ China's moon rover spots 2 strange glass spheres on lunar far side ]]> https://www.space.com/china-moon-rover-finds-strange-glass-spheres 3eoo8ZAnPtDpaPotTPdUMH Mon, 28 Feb 2022 19:51:01 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:35:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ China has moon's south pole in its sights with 3 missions launching this decade ]]> https://www.space.com/china-upcoming-moon-missions-details eaoy4qFJ6XPfvnsmkxPw9G Thu, 30 Dec 2021 11:00:58 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:45:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ NASA to reveal moon landing site for ice-lunar rover today. Here's how to follow it live. ]]> https://www.space.com/nasa-viper-moon-rover-landing-site-unveil-webcast Jbz9d3sxWbDxZi2EsdCegH Mon, 20 Sep 2021 13:19:14 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:39:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Turkey aims to send rocket to moon in three years, land lunar rover by 2030 ]]> https://www.space.com/turkey-moon-rover-rocket-plans UoenkAkUZjeMHMcFFvdiMC Fri, 18 Jun 2021 20:03:18 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:42:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Japan will send a transforming robot ball to the moon to test lunar rover tech ]]> https://www.space.com/japan-transformable-moon-robot-ispace-2022-lunar-lander mWNPjgevNWiwaegowicKdV Thu, 27 May 2021 22:44:18 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:47:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ China's Yutu 2 rover finds 'milestone' on far side of the moon ]]> https://www.space.com/china-yutu-2-moon-far-side-rover-milestone-discovery d26bK5HT6idSMycxe9jPwZ Sat, 13 Feb 2021 12:12:48 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:44:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Moon pit diver: This tiny rover could explore the lunar underworld ]]> https://www.space.com/tiny-moon-rover-pitranger-explore-lunar-underworld hkmV8qWi2a5n3kzgWBe8YN Mon, 30 Nov 2020 12:13:39 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:46:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ China unveils ambitious moon mission plans for 2024 and beyond ]]> https://www.space.com/china-planning-future-moon-missions-change-7 Y6EsEPk2MqbgS8P4JpbQS6 Mon, 19 Oct 2020 11:37:16 +0000 Tue, 20 Oct 2020 12:27:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ China's moon mission robots wake up for a 23rd lunar day as team snags major award ]]> https://www.space.com/china-chang-e-4-moon-mission-lunar-day-23 qHNgKCjPn4EFDW7ikucPs3 Thu, 15 Oct 2020 20:30:06 +0000 Thu, 15 Oct 2020 20:30:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ UAE will launch its first moon rover in 2024 ]]> https://www.space.com/united-arab-emirates-announces-moon-rover-rashid mNzaszem5vbS8YxfGs3brV Fri, 09 Oct 2020 11:00:27 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:47:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tiny, simple moon rovers will bring cubesat science to the lunar surface ]]> https://www.space.com/cubesat-model-for-moon-rovers.html xEWSojEHwr2RhSYAis79wS Thu, 02 Jul 2020 11:30:09 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:49:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ NASA's VIPER moon mission to seek out lunar water slips to 2023 ]]> https://www.space.com/viper-nasa-moon-rover-launch-delayed-2023.html 7xh3hMmUekrRsdjrw7RvVo Wed, 26 Feb 2020 17:03:22 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:36:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ NASA Eyes a New Moon Rover for Astronauts and Robot Lunar Explorers ]]> https://www.space.com/nasa-moon-rover-astronauts-artemis-lunar-robots.html vEiEmWWCMw99irjizxgcvS Fri, 22 Nov 2019 17:48:46 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:49:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ NASA Will Launch a Lunar VIPER to Hunt Moon Water in 2022 ]]> https://www.space.com/nasa-viper-moon-rover-launching-in-2022.html hYAZqJAtadnozCJKPRipC3 Fri, 25 Oct 2019 21:30:31 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:46:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Acquires Japanese Moon Rover ]]> https://www.space.com/ispace-rover-sorato-enters-smithsonian-collection.html MwLmDbQ4dpKkf7k5oUYWzN Fri, 25 Oct 2019 11:09:20 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:40:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Moon VIPER: NASA Wants to Send a Water-Sniffing Rover to the Lunar South Pole in 2022 ]]> https://www.space.com/viper-nasa-moon-rover.html dBLtFk5mCkNa7GuCXFSpKE Wed, 16 Oct 2019 16:51:11 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:44:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ China's Chang'e 4 Completes 10 Lunar Days on Far Side of the Moon ]]> https://www.space.com/china-change-4-moon-far-side-mission-10-days.html 9Ww3QjntAsPXG88uHyXeCD Tue, 15 Oct 2019 11:13:35 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:37:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ China's Chang'e-4 Rover Keeps Snapping Stunning Photos of the Moon's Far Side ]]> https://www.space.com/moon-far-side-stunning-chang-e-4-photos.html FghhLYvSiHFecwZuJU7buK Thu, 15 Aug 2019 15:48:16 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:39:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Apollo Astronauts and Fast Cars: Corvette, Scott Kelly Look Back at the AstroVette ]]> https://www.space.com/apollo-astrovette-corvette-astronauts-legacy.html Equn5hPRXRwBwJXKFaP4DG Sun, 21 Jul 2019 20:19:27 +0000 Thu, 31 Oct 2019 17:12:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Science of India's Chandrayaan-2 Mission to the Moon's South Pole ]]> https://www.space.com/india-chandrayaan-2-moon-mission-science.html BC68oEpADwJXqdezgcuUeU Sat, 13 Jul 2019 16:23:56 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:37:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ NASA Wants Robots to Sniff Out Moon Pits for Astronaut Homes ]]> https://www.space.com/nasa-robots-to-explore-moon-pits.html LnSXAQ5uHKZJPDBhoJMRg9 Wed, 19 Jun 2019 17:33:25 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:40:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ NASA Wants to Put a Rover on the Moon by 2023 ]]> https://www.space.com/nasa-wants-moon-rover-2023.html R7Kp7Xc89NRWsUxx5xEH2n Wed, 20 Mar 2019 11:00:00 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:41:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Japan Taps Toyota to Build Futuristic Moon Rover ]]> https://www.space.com/japan-futuristic-moon-rovers-by-toyota.html 8z2eyPq4dJRVoZSxS4D6S5 Mon, 18 Mar 2019 11:09:04 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:36:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ NASA's Space Exploration Vehicle is Now an Awesome Matchbox Toy Car ]]> https://www.space.com/41662-nasa-space-exploration-vehicle-matchbox-car.html e9ajhkpb2WqZh9nUastJv7 Wed, 29 Aug 2018 21:50:27 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:45:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ How Robots Could Build a Radio Telescope on Far Side of the Moon ]]> https://www.space.com/30084-moon-far-side-rovers-radio-telescope.html hoJcKdC8CXArAWP4ThWgHn Wed, 29 Jul 2015 11:53:59 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:46:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Moon Rovers Planned for Commercial Lunar Exploration Project ]]> https://www.space.com/23946-golden-spike-private-moon-rover-designer.html 88YZ7BHA9EL3BVjeZPhHbk Thu, 02 Jan 2014 16:54:19 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:36:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Astronaut In Space Drives Robot on Earth, a First ]]> https://www.space.com/21785-astronaut-drives-robot-from-space.html XbXP9fjRLkfaJPCYJsz5JA Sun, 30 Jun 2013 14:22:33 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:41:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Photos: Astronaut In Orbit Drives Robots on Earth ]]> https://www.space.com/21786-photos-space-station-astronauts-drive-robots.html wA3e6EPTU5DrpxRwEB5Ebb Sun, 30 Jun 2013 14:18:48 +0000 Tue, 09 Apr 2019 07:04:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rover Turns to Supercomputing Power in Moon Race ]]> https://www.space.com/15077-high-powered-computing-moon-race.html kGECGib3BisuNncsqdWtrg Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:03:48 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:46:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ NASA's Moonbuggy Race: Pedal-Powered Rovers Face Off for Prizes ]]> https://www.space.com/11275-nasa-moon-rover-moonbuggy-race.html NyYsDBjUyYyW7J5ZrmNxDW Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:10:18 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:40:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ NASA Plans New Robot Generation to Explore Moon, Asteroids ]]> https://www.space.com/8157-nasa-plans-robot-generation-explore-moon-asteroids.html 9Tqr7o3n28njKqNeN4pvfe Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:09:21 +0000 Tue, 09 Apr 2019 07:13:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ New Teams Join $30 Million Moon Rover Contest ]]> https://www.space.com/6232-teams-join-30-million-moon-rover-contest.html 37P7eSADBz6yFzEP5XUbe7 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:45:00 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:35:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Private Firm Reveals Ambitious Moon Mission Plan ]]> https://www.space.com/6046-private-firm-reveals-ambitious-moon-mission-plan.html bi7ciM9WMmfz6MVqzmbeBQ Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:30:00 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:44:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ New Teams Join Private Race to Moon ]]> https://www.space.com/5957-teams-join-private-race-moon.html JyvyRcSsZU8nT6oaJyaR9E Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:49:00 +0000 Tue, 09 Apr 2019 05:14:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Four New Teams Join Moon Rover Race ]]> https://www.space.com/5383-teams-join-moon-rover-race.html EDwtTsz64QyzeQgqqgWYqY Thu, 22 May 2008 16:37:00 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:38:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Private Race to the Moon Takes Off ]]> https://www.space.com/5009-private-race-moon-takes.html 4g8MFVL849jpB7gKSheNfT Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:01:00 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:35:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Carnegie Mellon Sets Sights on Google's Lunar X Prize ]]> https://www.space.com/4413-carnegie-mellon-sets-sights-google-lunar-prize.html me73gFLMAFYsXhVGoam6nP Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:00:00 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:47:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ X Prize, Google to Put User Images on Moon Rovers ]]> https://www.space.com/4344-prize-google-put-user-images-moon-rovers.html GioCbeDvzW4htPjcdiKP4f Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:52:00 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:39:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Google to Sponsor $30 Million Lunar X Prize ]]> https://www.space.com/4336-google-sponsor-30-million-lunar-prize.html 7HS6ko9DwnWvi3a3LHHxpD Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:51:00 +0000 Tue, 09 Apr 2019 06:17:32 +0000