The New Toyota Lunar Cruiser Will Feature Breakthrough Regenerative Fuel Cell Technology
23 Jul 2023, 13:02 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / The Land Cruiser sub-brand will soon be accompanied by an out-of-this-world fuel cell offroader, which later aims to revolutionize sustainable offroading
Hyundai Motor Group Aims for Space Exploration, Starts Building Advanced Lunar Rover
20 Apr 2023, 07:00 UTC · By: Mircea Mazuru / The Group's solar-powered lunar rover will operate autonomously and carry technologies for scientific research - for now, the goal is to create a working model
A Deep Dive Into VIPER, the Adorable NASA Moon Rover That Will Scout for Artemis Missions
16 Feb 2023, 19:21 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Should it survive, the VIPER rover will join the Chinese Yutu-2 rover as the only two active rovers on the lunar surface.
NASA Issues Lunar Terrain Vehicle Contract Challenge, Prize is America's Next Moon Rover
4 Nov 2022, 00:11 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / As for the moment, the Artemis III mission to take humans back to the Moon can't move forward until the first two missions return successfully.
Japan Will Send Real-Life Transformer to the Moon in Star Wars-Like Lunar Droid
29 Mar 2022, 11:48 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / The SORA-Q robot was co-developed by a company called TakaraTomy, best known for creating the original Transformers toys
Chinese Rover Finds Mysterious Glass Beads on the Far Side of the Moon
24 Feb 2022, 01:20 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / China’s Yutu-2 rover has found something that scientists haven't seen before on the far side of the Moon: transparent glass spheres
“Mysterious Hut” on the Far Side of the Moon Turns Out to Be Bunny-Shaped Rock
13 Jan 2022, 07:05 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Chinese Yutu 2 rover takes long detour to study strange formation spotted by accident, makes completely unsurprising discovery
Nissan Aims for the Moon With New Lunar Rover Concept Built With JAXA
2 Dec 2021, 08:24 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Nissan have teamed up to build a new lunar rover vehicle, with battery-electric power and e-4ORCE technology
Northrop Grumman Announces Next-Gen Lunar Rover To Support Human Exploration of the Moon
17 Nov 2021, 09:37 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Northrop Grumman and a team of experts from AVL, Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost, and Michelin are working on developing the next-gen Lunar Terrain Vehicle.
GM, Lockheed Martin Announce Electric, Fully Autonomous Lunar Rover
27 May 2021, 04:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / With “innovative capabilities,” the lunar rover will “support discovery in places were humans have never gone before,” the companies say
Hankook Origami, Shape-Shifting Wheel Is Perfect for Exploring Alien Planets
11 Apr 2021, 05:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Researchers have developed a new wheel prototype that changes shape and tread at the push of a button, which makes it ideal for rovers and combat robots
Chinese Moon Rover Becomes Longest-Lived Lunar Robot
19 Dec 2019, 15:40 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / CNSA confirms that its Yutu-2 rover has had more operating time on the Moon than the previous record holder from Soviet times
Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale "Moon Rover" Looks Better Than Most Supercars
17 Nov 2019, 15:32 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / As you can easily tell, the contraption we have here is virtual, as we're looking at one of the boldest rendering the web has delivered all year
Lunar Prospector Rover Ready to Map the Moon for Natural Resources
14 Nov 2018, 10:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Space exploration startup Lunar Outpost unveils the Prospector, a rover meant to map the lunar soil for natural resources
China's First and Only Moon Rover, Yutu, is Officially Dead
4 Aug 2016, 18:42 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The six-wheeled Jade Rabbit has set the record for the longest operational period for a rover on the Moon, having worked no less than 31 months
NASA Lunar Rover Prototype Estimated to Fetch $150,000 at Auction
13 Apr 2016, 14:23 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / $150,000 is a lot of money, sufficient to buy a little house, a nice Mercedes-Benz or this, a prototype of the moon buggy
Audi Sending a Rover to the Moon, Competing in Google Lunar XPRIZE
25 Jun 2015, 09:50 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Audi wants to be the first car company to put a vehice on the moon and we love the futuristic look of their little space craft