NASA names astronauts picked for next Artemis Moon test flight First for women, people of color, Canucks Science03 Apr 2023 | 46
Lockheed Martin launches biz to build lunar satellite network Crescent Space will be 'well positioned' to get a piece of NASA's cash pie, no contract yet Networks29 Mar 2023 | 1
Moon's glass beads contain enough water to support a mission Thought Icelandic glacier water was rare? How about chugging down some Moon water Science28 Mar 2023 | 33
Japanese outfit's private Moon mission enters Lunar orbit Now all it has to do is land Science23 Mar 2023 | 16
Reg fashion: Here's what the well-dressed astronaut will wear on the Moon in 2025 Charcoal gray with orange highlights – so chic, and so deliberately fake Science16 Mar 2023 | 63
Firefly gets nod from NASA to deliver Lunar Pathfinder to the Moon LuSEE in the sky with ... data Science15 Mar 2023 | 14
The Moon or bust, says NASA, after successful SLS/Orion test flight Heat shield sustained more damage than expected, but this shouldn't discourage astronauts Science09 Mar 2023 | 68
Wannabe space 'superpower' UK tosses £1.6M at eight research projects Very world-beating funding Science08 Mar 2023 | 65
Lonestar bags $5m in seed funding for lunar datacenter project That's one small step for upstart, with many, many more to go On-Prem07 Mar 2023 | 6
If we plan to live on the Moon, it's going to need a time zone For one thing, lunar satnav isn't gonna work with Earth's systems Science01 Mar 2023 | 142
Smile! South Korea's moon orbiter sends back first snaps of Earth Danuri probe is ready to spend its planned year testing space internet, spotting radiation and/or water Science14 Feb 2023 | 5
Water-hunting NASA cubesat won't reach Moon after total thruster fail ASCENT propulsion system just didn't work Science10 Feb 2023 | 21
Field trip! European Space Agency sends astronauts abroad to learn about rocks Astronauts need better autonomy as ground control gets further away Science06 Feb 2023 | 12
NASA boss says US may lose latest space race with China Beijing could dent Yank efforts to colonize Moon if it gets there first Science04 Jan 2023 | 42
NASA's latest AI will navigate the Moon using landmarks Compass, protractor and map not required to triangulate lunar coordinates Science20 Dec 2022 | 13
NASA starts assessing Orion capsule for refurb Would you ride to the Moon in a sightly used spaceship? Yeah, it's got some miles on it … Science15 Dec 2022 | 20
As one mission returns to Earth, three more make for the Moon Japan and the United Arab Emirates launched landers, while JPL has a boring old satellite Science12 Dec 2022 | 18
NASA's Orion Moon capsule to splash down this Sunday We're about to find out if those parachutes and heat shield work Science10 Dec 2022 | 24
NASA's COLDArm robot limb can handle seriously cool science Bofffins claim lunar manipulator is tougher than a Terminator Science06 Dec 2022 | 3
SpaceX grounds Falcon 9 carrying first private lunar lander Lift-off postponed for 'additional pre-flight checkouts' Science30 Nov 2022 | 11
NASA awards $60m to Texas biz for 3D printing future Moon base Icon will have to figure out how to build a machine that uses lunar regolith and operates in lunar gravity Science29 Nov 2022 | 28
ISS resupply drops off experiments for life in deep space If we're going to go beyond the Moon, we'll need food, a way to build stuff, and health diagnostic technology Science28 Nov 2022 | 17
Orion snaps 'selfie' with the Moon as it prepares for distant retrograde orbit Insertion burn scheduled to take place today then engineers have six days to see how spacecraft fares in deep space Science25 Nov 2022 | 76
Japanese cubesat sends home pics from the far side of the Moon JAXA hopes second lost lander can be recovered for radiation experiments Science24 Nov 2022 | 14
Orion reaches the Moon, buzzes surface, gets ready to orbit We're back - for the first of many missions to come Science21 Nov 2022 | 25
NASA's cubesat makes it to the Moon to test orbit for human visitors After a troubled journey CAPSTONE marks Lunar Gateway for humans Science15 Nov 2022 | 16
NASA's CAPSTONE satellite is out of safe mode and on track for Moon orbit this month Artemis orbit tester back in the pipe, five by five Science03 Nov 2022 | 10
Two Scotts among volunteers helping NASA to track Artemis mission If we want to launch craft beyond the Moon, we're going to need a better way to know where they are Science01 Nov 2022 | 7
Moon has been drifting away from Earth for 2.4 billion years, rocks reveal Even our nearest satellite can't stand our gravity Science18 Oct 2022 | 41
ULA's Vulcan Centaur to launch in early '23, with lunar lander and first Amazon broadband sats Two down, 3,234 to go for Amazon's Kuiper service as it chases Starlink Networks13 Oct 2022 | 7
NASA sets November date for next SLS Moon rocket delay, er, launch Heh, prove us wrong, kids. Prove us wrong Science12 Oct 2022 | 24
NASA regains control of CAPSTONE lunar orbiter after a tumble Pinging something missing on a network is frustrating enough, imagine if it's out in space Science11 Oct 2022 | 7
Japan tests probe to land on Martian moon Phobos, bring a chunk of it back to Earth COVID hiccups be damned, work on instruments and connectivity is under way and space agency JAXA is determined to hit launch window Science06 Oct 2022 | 20
China discovers unknown mineral on the moon, names it Changesite-(Y) Helium-3 also draws excitement as future fusion energy source Science12 Sep 2022 | 93
NASA just weeks away from trying again with SLS Moon rocket launch Will it be third time lucky? Science09 Sep 2022 | 30
NASA picks a tailor for Artemis moonwalking suits After the events of the weekend, there's no need to rush Science08 Sep 2022 | 32
NASA scrubs Artemis mission yet again because SLS just can't handle the pressure Sitting, Leaking Slowly? Science03 Sep 2022 | 100
Chances good for NASA Artemis SLS Moon launch on Saturday Updated Fingers crossed this prodigious test will have a good weather experience Science02 Sep 2022 | 29
NASA scrubs Artemis SLS Moon rocket launch Boffins wish this one engine would just chill out Science29 Aug 2022 | 111
NASA identifies landing sites for America's return trip to the Moon Hopefully Lucky 13 spots suggested, all on the south pole near water ice Science22 Aug 2022 | 16
Artemis I will get 3 launch attempts after termination system extension agreed Rolling back to the pad tomorrow, the SLS might finally take flight in August Science15 Aug 2022 | 17
Scientists find gasses from Earth in rocks from early Moon The discovery could help scientists further understand the origins of life Science12 Aug 2022 | 21
South Korea's lunar orbiter launches and phones home happily Moon probe will play BTS to test space internet. Also for fun Networks05 Aug 2022 | 31
NASA's Lunar Orbiter spots comfortably warm 'pits' all over the Moon Shaded bits of lava tubes stay at 17°C all lunar day and all lunar night, a contrast with the rest of Luna's frequent fluctuations Science27 Jul 2022 | 80
NASA stalls water-seeking VIPER lunar rover to 2024 Americans need more time rebuilding their Moon sound stage, clearly Science21 Jul 2022 | 14
These centrifugal moon towers could be key to life off-planet Vid Spinning skyscrapers might produce about 1G at widest point Science12 Jul 2022 | 64
ESA's 2030+ roadmap envisions Europeans on the Moon and Mars But the agency is distinctly aware that it needs more autonomy Science05 Jul 2022 | 23
CAPSTONE mission is Moon-bound, after less rocketry than expected Final update China rubbishes NASA suggestion it wants Luna all to itself Science05 Jul 2022 | 31
NASA's mini-spacecraft CAPSTONE just launched on its journey to the Moon 25kg CubeSat the size of a bar fridge will plot course for Gateway space station, pave way for human boots on Moon Science28 Jun 2022 | 5
Returning to the Moon on the European Service Module Interview Moving to series production and dealing with the US, where things are done slightly differently Science28 Jun 2022 | 35
Whatever hit the Moon in March, it left this weird double crater Pic NASA probe reveals strange hole created by suspected Chinese junk Science25 Jun 2022 | 58
South Korea's space ambitions stuck on the launchpad Second Nuri rocket stalls with problem similar to those that caused first mission to mostly fail Science16 Jun 2022 | 6
Lonestar plans to put datacenters in the Moon's lava tubes How? Founder tells The Register 'Robots… lots of robots' Networks21 May 2022 | 109
Rocket Lab is taking NASA's CAPSTONE to the Moon Mission to lunar orbit is further than any Photon satellite bus has gone before Science17 May 2022 | 8
NASA: Telework doesn't work when you're building a Moon rover VIPER mission running late thanks to WfH orders, also bitten by tech supply chain woes Software07 Apr 2022 | 2
NASA will award contract for second lunar lander to a biz that's not SpaceX 'Competition is critical to our success,' says US agency boss Science26 Mar 2022 | 37
Next-gen Moon buggy FLEX conquers California desert, seeks lunar speed record Astrolab up against competition but has secret weapon: Cosmic crooner Chris Hadfield Science12 Mar 2022 | 23
Chinese rocket junk may have just smashed into Moon Details still up in the air, unlike whatever hit our natural satellite Science04 Mar 2022 | 46
Alexa and Webex to hitch a ride around the Moon on Artemis I – what could possibly go wrong? How far's the Moon now? ... Here's 'How Soon Is Now?' from your Spotify playlist Science05 Jan 2022 | 15
Apollo 17 samples yield fresh insights 49 years after mission left the Moon Modern analytical techniques suggest the natural satellite cooled much faster than previously thought Science15 Dec 2021 | 13
China's Yutu rover spots 'mysterious hut' on far side of the Moon Cube-shaped object is probably just a rock. Yutu will check it out anyway Science06 Dec 2021 | 120
LoRa to the Moon and back: Messages bounced off lunar surface using off-the-shelf hardware ... and a damn big radio telescope Science24 Nov 2021 | 49