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

Update at 4:34 a.m. Dec. 24, 2025: Episode 39 of the ongoing episodic eruption within Halemaʻumaʻu Crater at the summit of ...

Exploring the Moon’s surface is challenging enough, but reaching what lies beneath it is even harder. Deep pits and long lava ...

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 ...

Explore mesmerizing sites in Utah in 2026 to unearth something completely new, from secret trails to breathtaking views that ...

A joint research team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and the Unmanned Exploration ...

Many locals don't know about four must-visit places in New Mexico. From ethereal rock formations to remote lava caves, you'll ...

Scientists explored several lava tubes in Vietnam and found some “bent-toed” creatures in the caves in a first-of-its-kind sighting, photos show. Photo from Nguyen, Tran, Nguyen, Hoang and Nguyen ...

A bear made an “incredibly rare” sighting at Lava Beds National Monument, park officials say. Photo from National Park Service As a lone black bear searched for sustenance, it found itself in a cave ...

In this edition of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness talks to outdoors intern Rose Shimberg about two of Oregon's subterranean destinations. Urness and Shimberg talk first about the Lava ...

The Lava River Cave exhaled chilled air. I put on my sweatshirt, despite the hot July day. Though I'd been warned about the sudden drop in temperature to a crisp 42 degrees, it was hard to believe I'd ...