Beneath the moon's cratered surface lie networks of lava tubes and deep pits, natural caves that could shelter future lunar ...

In the new year, the value of lunar exploration is being reassessed, with the Moon seen as a hub for deep space exploration ...

South Korean engineers are stress testing a new kind of lunar robot that is designed to survive the Moon’s most hostile ...

The scientists demonstrated the wheel’s robustness and ability to travel around or over obstacles by having the rover explore a real cave here on Earth. They also used a drone to drop it in the air, ...

KAIST's transformable wheel design enhances small rover capabilities on the Moon, ensuring mission success in challenging ...

<(From Upper Left) Ph.D candidate Seong-Bin Lee, CEO Namsuk Cho, Researcher Geonho Lee, Researcher Seungju Lee, M.S candidate Junseo Kim, Principal Researcher Jong Tai Jang, Professor Se Kwon Kim, ...

The lunar surface is rugged. Deep craters are scattered everywhere, and these craters connect to lava tubes. Lava tubes are generally considered the optimal location for future lunar bases. This is ...

In a recent study published in Science Robotics, a research team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and the Unmanned Exploration Laboratory (UEL) has developed an ...

The Moon's large surface holes, or "pits," and underground lava tubes are drawing attention as natural shelters that can avoid space radiation and extreme temperature swings, but steep cliffs and ...

On the 18th, KAIST announced that a team led by Professor Lee Dae-Young of its Space Research Institute & Department of Aerospace Engineering, in collaboration with the Unmanned Exploration Research ...