Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Illiustration of a boxy silver rover on the lunar surface at night. NASA's next moon rover is one step closer to starting its ...

NASA's ice-hunting VIPER rover could fly to the moon after all — with some help from the private sector. The agency announced on Monday (Feb. 3) that it's seeking proposals from U.S. companies to ...

It's not uncommon for space exploration missions to be scrubbed or repurposed, but what the American space agency NASA is doing with a little Moon rover called VIPER is getting ridiculous. Especially ...

NASA's next moon rover is one step closer to starting its lunar mission. The rolling robot, known as VIPER ("Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover"), is set to launch toward the moon later ...