Europe has embarked on the mission to put humans back on the Moon with a new lunar simulator launched in Germany, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet told AFP. Pesquet was at the German Aerospace Center ...

China has taken a new step in its long-term planning for lunar exploration with the completion of a "simulated moon underground space." "The underground volcanic lava pipes by the Jingbo Lake are the ...

Astroport and Astrolab report they have successfully tested a prototype lunar excavator performing a site-prep simulation.

How will future missions to the Moon help extract valuable resources that can be used for scientific research or lunar settlement infrastructure? This is what a recent study being presented this week ...

European astronauts trained for future moon missions on Wednesday in a lunar simulator in Germany. The European Space Agency (ESA) has negotiated for three spots on future moon missions under the NASA ...

GOLDEN, Colorado — The Colorado School of Mines has built a large simulated moonscape. The specialized facility is being used to test lunar rovers and to evaluate lunar landing and launch pads, ...

PAIGNTON, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spirent Communications plc (LSE:SPT), the leading provider of test and assurance solutions for next-generation devices and networks, today announced that the Japan ...

Teleoperated robots for gathering moon dust are a step closer, according to new research. Teleoperated robots for gathering moon dust are a step closer, according to new research by scientists at the ...

A large, ordinary-looking warehouse in the German city of Cologne is the closest you can get to walking on the moon—without leaving Earth. The facility known as LUNA, which was officially inaugurated ...