China and the U.S. are in a high-stakes race to build permanent lunar outposts. Can both nations coexist on the moon?

A US Senate committee has directed Nasa to begin work on a Moon base “as soon as is practicable”. Under legislation advanced by the Senate lawmakers, the outpost would serve as a science laboratory ...

While not a done deal — both the U.S. Senate and House chambers must agree on the language — the impetus for establishing a "Lunar Surface Moon Base" is that America is in a s ...

An experiment mimicking conditions on the Saturn moon suggests that cell-like bubbles don’t form in methane lakes, puncturing hopes for alien life.

The companies say the partnership will help move expandable habitat technology toward operational missions by scaling up ...