The RPS uses two Stirling engines to convert the heat generated by the decay of Plutonium-238 (Pu-238) into electricity.

Venturi Astrolab's Flexible Logistics and Exploration (FLEX) rover protoype has been tested on the desert sands of Death Valley in California. Credit: Venturi Astrolab ...

China plans to land humans on the moon by 2030. See animations of the crew on the moon with a lander and rover. Credit: China ...

NASA partners with private companies to search for lunar water ice, a key factor for future human exploration of the moon ...

Though 2025 won't mark the return of astronauts into deep space as NASA had hoped, launchpads still will be scorching-hot ...

A tiny red Swedish-style cottage is set to become the Moon’s first "building," part of an ambitious art project now en route ...

The company's second lunar lander, Athena, will carry a small rover and other payloads when its launched, which is ...

Any vehicle traversing the rocky terrain on Mars needs a sturdy set of wheels. NASA’s Perseverance rover, for example, sports ...

Meanwhile, Tokyo-based Ispace sent Resilience, an improved version of the Hakuto-R spacecraft that crash-landed on the moon ...

A world-leading designer of space robots says gigantic new rockets being tested by billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are ...

Meanwhile, Tokyo-based Ispace sent Resilience, an improved version of the Hakuto-R spacecraft that crash-landed on the moon in 2023. A mini rover is on board, as well as a tiny red artwork called ...