Lava tubes, underground caves created by volcanic activity, could provide protected habitats large enough to house streets on Mars or even towns on the Moon, according to research presented... Read more
With an estimated 1.6 billion tonnes of water ice at its poles and an abundance of rare-earth elements hidden below its surface, the Moon is rich ground for mining In this month’s issue of P... Read more
As the race to build a 3D printed house heats up on earth, so does it on the Moon. Russia has already announced plans to have a moonbase built by 2037, meanwhile European Space Agency and Fo... Read more
Scientists are reporting development of what they describe as the first self-healing protective coating for cracks in concrete, the world’s most widely used building material. Their s... Read more
“so apparently it’s possible to 3D print in a vacuum” Getting a permanent settlement on the moon has proven to be the stuff just of science fiction, but a new solution–bein... Read more
The number of tasks they could undertake is limited only by evolution and human ingenuity. The circuit is designed to act as the controller in synthetic bacteria that monitor and modify thei... Read more
“Perhaps a Star Trek experience within our lifetime is not such a remote possibility.” These are the words of Dr. Harold “Sonny” White, the Advanced Propulsion Theme... Read more
They could also act as cheap communications “towers” on Earth to help provide wireless Internet, monitor crops, watch out for forest fires, or even carry cameras to provide an ey... Read more
Pledge $12 or more and remote-pilot a lunar rover! If you’ve ever yearned to take part in a space program but haven’t been given the chance, then perhaps you should take a look at the Remote... Read more
The current U.S. space suit used by NASA is a dinosaur. Designed in 1992, it was only ever intended to be used by crews aboard the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station (ISS). Th... Read more
Imagine reaching the Moon using just a fraction of a liter of fuel. With their ionic motor, MicroThrust, EPFL scientists and their European partners are making this a reality and ushering in... Read more
Propellant makes up over 90 percent of the weight of a spacecraft Imagine if every time you went for on a trip, you had to carry all the fuel required to get you to your destination a... Read more
It sounds like something out of science fiction – a huge swathe of the moon covered with solar panels to beam captured energy back to Earth. But plans to turn the moon into a gigantic... Read more