A breakthrough in lunar resource extraction has been made by a team of scientists from China, who have developed a method to ...

which prohibits the appropriation of outer space—including the moon and other celestial bodies—also prohibits space mining. The prevailing position is that Article II solely bans the appropriation of ...

Chinese researchers say they have devised a new way to extract water from lunar soil and convert it into fuel. As detailed in ...

Race for Moon Resources Begins, Oxygen Extraction Plant in the Works. Published: 27 Aug 2022, 03:24 UTC • By: Daniel Patrascu. 10 photos. Photo: Thales.

Scientists have developed a technology that may help humans survive on the moon. In a study published in the journal Joule, ...

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 ...

Lunar dust is sharp and abrasive. Taming it will enable massive lunar bases, and could teach engineers how to build a better ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – NASA is looking for companies to mine the moon for resources. U.S. and international companies would collect rocks and dirt from the moon, which would then be sold to the ...

How much is a moon rock worth? According to new contracts inked between NASA and four startups, it’s somewhere between $1 and $15,000. NASA pledged in September to buy moon rocks from companies ...

Japan’s space agency said it had signed a memorandum of understanding with ispace to work on building up mining and resource-extraction technologies on the moon that would allow for more ...