Greece-based entrepreneur has a unique idea for moon-bound deliveries: using a giant net to catch packages launched from ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A startup company wants to establish mining operations on the moon ...

A breakthrough came earlier this year, however, when Texas-based Firefly Aerospace became the first commercial firm to ...

A space start-up will launch a moon mining mission in 2027, with the eventual goal of delivering a rare form of helium that is essential for some quantum computers and future nuclear fusion reactors.

"The high-rate excavation needed to harvest helium-3 from the moon in large quantities has never been attempted before, let ...

What Happened: According to a study published in Planetary and Space Science, ancient asteroid strikes deposited platinum group metals (PGMs) across the lunar surface. As per The Times, the estimated ...

US-based start up Interlune has unveiled helium-3 harvestor prototype for a novel moon-mining machine. Rob Meyerson, co-founder and CEO of the Seattle-based startup Interlune said: "When you're ...

NASA’s RASSOR robot successfully demonstrated regolith excavation in a lunar soil simulant test, showcasing its ...

Vermeer has unveiled a full-scale prototype of its Interlune excavator, a machine designed to extract valuable helium – on ...

Credit: Interlune In what appears to be a historic first, Moon-mining startup Interlune has signed contracts to excavate, process and return thousands of liters of helium-3 to Earth. The contracts ...