American space agency NASA has updated plans for a permanent moon base, with a multi-phased plan culminating in "semi-permanent habitation models". More about NASA says "living and working on the moon will become reality" after 2032
NASA has announced that it has cancelled an upcoming orbital space station to expedite the building of a permanent lunar base on the moon, "landing by landing and incrementally". More about NASA accelerates plan to build permanent moon base
Copenhagen design studio SAGA has completed a four-bedroom astronaut training facility for the European Space Agency that will be used to train American and European space professionals for habitation on the moon. More about SAGA completes astronaut training habitat to simulate life on the moon
A lunar lander designed by space exploration company Intuitive Machines began a mission to the moon, carrying objects such as a BIG-designed data centre and a protective material by sportswear company Columbia for testing. More about BIG-designed hard drive launches to the moon on SpaceX rocket
The computer interface of NASA's 1960s Apollo spacecraft is meticulously replicated in miniature in the DSKY Moonwatch, a multifunctional timepiece created by British start-up Apollo Instruments. More about DSKY Moonwatch brings mini Apollo space computer to people's wrists
As NASA prepares to send astronauts back to the moon in 2027, the US space agency is already thinking about how lunar resources could be exploited for commercial purposes, architecture strategist Nujoud Merancy reveals in this interview. More about Permanent buildings will be on the moon "within the next few decades" says NASA's Nujoud Merancy
Fashion house Prada and aerospace company Axiom Space have revealed their design for NASA's Artemis III spacesuit, set to be worn by the first astronauts to return to the surface of the moon in over 50 years. More about Prada and Axiom Space reveal spacesuits for next lunar landing
Boston non-profit Aurelia Institute has created a pavilion showcasing its self-assembling geodesic dome, designed to allow space professionals and the general public to "lead good lives" in zero gravity. More about Aurelia Institute designs geodesic spacecraft for "leading good lives" in orbit
Danish architecture studio BIG and technology company Lonestar Data Holdings Inc have created a data storage device for the moon, where it is designed to rest indefinitely after arrival. More about BIG creates 3D-printed data storage device to be sent to the Moon
US architecture Ross Barney Architects has completed a NASA laboratory for deep-space technology testing in Cleveland, USA, which includes a tower made of pre-cast concrete panels for testing antennas. More about Ross Barney Architects encloses NASA testing facility in unique copper-concrete panels
Greek researcher and visual artist Ioannis Michaloudis has created the Air Swipe bag for fashion brand Coperni using NASA-produced silica aerogel that was developed to "catch stardust". More about Coperni unveils Air Swipe bag made of 99 per cent air
Space agency NASA and aerospace company Lockheed Martin have presented their experimental X-59 supersonic jet, which has a form designed to reduce the loudness of a sonic boom. More about NASA and Lockheed Martin unveil "quiet supersonic" jet
A team of master planners, including architecture studio HOK, has released plans for an office and research complex located within the NASA Research Park in Silicon Valley designed to "expand the frontiers of knowledge". More about HOK to design futuristic Berkeley Space Center at NASA Park
Fashion house Prada has teamed up with commercial space company Axiom Space to create lunar spacesuits for NASA's Artemis III mission, which will be the first crewed moon landing since 1972. More about Prada designing lunar spacesuits for NASA moon mission
Space agency NASA has started making use of artificial intelligence to develop its mission hardware, creating components that it says are significantly stronger than their human-designed counterparts while saving two-thirds of the weight. More about NASA uses AI to design hardware that is "three times better in performance"
Space agency NASA has awarded construction company ICON a $57 million contract to develop 3D-printing technology to build roads, launchpads and homes on the moon's surface. More about NASA funds ICON to develop lunar 3D-printing construction technology
The sun will power a key part of NASA's upcoming Artemis 1 mission via a solar sail developed by Alabama company NeXolve to fly a craft into deep space without needing fuel. More about NASA space mission to demonstrate "very high velocity" solar-sail technology
Tyre-maker Goodyear has announced it will join aerospace company Lockheed Martin and car manufacturer General Motors to develop a vehicle for NASA's next lunar landing, set for 2025. More about Goodyear to design airless tyres for future lunar vehicle
Researchers from space agency NASA are building a swarm of mobile phone-sized robots to swim through oceans on moons in space in search of extraterrestrial life. More about NASA develops swarm of swimming robots to "look for signs of alien life" in space
Bjarke Ingels' studio BIG is collaborating with construction technology company ICON and NASA to create Mars Dune Alpha, a 3D-printed structure designed to simulate living on Mars. More about BIG and ICON to 3D-print structure exploring "new Martian vernacular" for NASA