Robots are rapidly shifting from supporting characters in spaceflight to the central tools that could make long term life on the Moon possible. Instead of astronauts hauling regolith and assembling ...

That same technology is already being pitched as a way to tackle housing and sustainability challenges on Earth, so the race to make a robot spider the Moon’s first homebuilder is also a test of how ...

Hidden lava tunnels on the Moon and Mars could one day shelter human explorers, offering natural protection from radiation and space debris. A European research team has unveiled a bold new mission ...