NASA announced ambitious long-range plans Tuesday to spend $20 billion over the next seven years to build a moon base near the lunar south pole featuring habitats, pressurized rovers and nuclear power ...

The plan cancels the Gateway lunar space station, with its resources being repurposed for the surface base. Development will occur in three phases, starting with robotic missions and leading to a ...

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The moon has been a symbol of exploration for years. However, now it is not just a symbol of exploration but also a destination for long-term human presence. NASA has just announced its new plan to ...

NASA’s Space Launch System rocket that will take an astronaut crew around the Moon rolls out to the launchpad. Joel Kowsky/NASA via Getty Images The next U.S. trip to the Moon isn’t about planting a ...