NASA has unveiled how its moon mining robot or In-Situ Resource Utilization Pilot Excavator (IPEx) will work on the lunar surface. This robotic system will support lunar digging, making it possible ...

The harsh realities of extraterrestrial terrain have often hindered space agencies’ ambitions of exploring various celestial bodies in our solar system. From the Martian deserts to the lunar craters, ...

Starbase, a space launch facility located at the southern tip of Texas, U.S. The super-heavy Starship launch vehicle, carrying Interlune’s lunar regolith excavation equipment ‘Harvester,’ roars into ...

Interlune is developing robots to harvest a valuable gas on the lunar surface that could have a big impact on Earth. In the lobby of Interlune, a 3-foot-wide tabletop diorama shows an idyllic, ...

Human dreams of mining asteroids won't become a reality without space robots. The billionaire-backed company Planetary Resources has announced plans to do the dirty, dangerous job of space mining with ...

Moon mining could become a multibillion-dollar industry. The moon holds resources like rare earth elements, water ice, and helium-3. But astronomists say large-scale lunar mining could be bad news for ...

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