NANJING -- A team of Chinese scientists has created a six-legged "space mining robot" inspired by insects, which could be used for prospecting and mining on the moon or asteroids in the future.

China's first space mining robot has been developed by the China University of Mining and Technology (CUMT). It not only adapts to the microgravity conditions of space but also navigates the ...

The lander's much smaller "hopper" robot will feature thrusters to allow ... The goal is to attempt to land in the early hours of Sunday. Japanese space company ispace's Hakuto-R Mission 2 was ...

A private US company says it has landed a spacecraft close to the Moon's South Pole but fears the machine is not upright. The ...

Related: Smart robot helps out astronauts on China's Tiangong space station (video) The three astronauts — commander Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze — used electroencephalogram (EEG ...

the drill’s project manager at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida. Athena also carries a mechanical ‘hopper’ that is designed to propel itself across the lunar surface ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a lunar lander from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, kicking off the latest attempt to touch down on the Moon's surface. Houston-based startup Intuitive ...

Moon rovers are on board the lander, including a suitcase-sized "hopper" that will jump into a deep moon crater where scientists suspect there is ice to take photos. Two space mining missions are ...