Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With NASA’s Artemis mission planning to return astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972, there’s a new buzz about ...

It seems NASA's ice-hunting VIPER rover won't be hitching a ride to the moon as a part of a private sector partnership, as the space agency had previously sought. “We appreciate the efforts of those ...

Within two weeks, NASA also terminated the Chandra X-Ray Observatory program. These program cuts are symptomatic of NASA’s broader pattern of budgetary challenges and planning issues as it faces a ...

Space News reports that NASA has stopped work on the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER). The space agency has run out of money and, absent a last-minute salvation by Congress or ...

Artist's portrayal of the VIPER lunar rover. Credit: NASA Credit: NASA Two months ago, NASA cancelled VIPER, a science rover mission to the moon’s south pole to explore for water ice. This decision ...

The $450 million VIPER (volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) was designed to search Earth’s Moon for ice and other potential resources. NASA cited cost increases and launch delays as ...

The VIPER program is now canceled by NASA after as much as five years since it was first announced, and this was because the mission faced massive delays and losses along the way. NASA's goal for the ...

NASA is continuing environmental tests of the VIPER lunar rover despite uncertainty about whether and if it will launch. Credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas LOS ANGELES— NASA is requesting concepts from ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Back in November 2019, NASA announced plans to send a new rover to ...

NASA is planning to send its VIPER vehicle to the lunar surface to search for ice and other resources, but the mission will now take place later than expected. The space agency had planned to send ...

With NASA’s Artemis mission planning to return astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972, there’s a new buzz about lunar exploration. Space agencies around the world are developing ...