The Moon is shifting from a distant backdrop to a very real industrial frontier, with governments and companies racing to stake out the best ice, metals and landing sites. Yet as the hardware improves ...

Mining the moon for water, helium-3, and rare earth elements could become a multibillion-dollar industry in the near future, but astronomers warn it risks coming at the expense of scientific discovery ...

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, ...