Mounting evidence from the SELENE, LRO, and GRAIL spacecraft suggests the presence of
vacant lava tubes under the surface of the Moon. GRAIL evidence, in particular, suggests …

Introduction The Moon is the nearest celestial body to the Earth. As such, it has long been
investigated to understand its formation and evolution, as a paradigm for better …

The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has a low probability of success, but it
would have a high impact if successful. Therefore it makes sense to widen the search as …

Caves on other planetary bodies offer sheltered habitat for future human explorers and
numerous clues to a planet's past for scientists. While recent orbital imagery provides …

Lava caves could be useful as outposts for the human exploration of the Moon. Lava caves
or lava tubes are formed when the external surface of the lava flows cools more quickly to …

After almost 50 years from the last step on the Moon in 1972, Space Agencies and
companies from all over the World are evaluating once again the need, potential, and …

The idea of utilizing lunar lava tubes for habitation is not new. Most of the scientific and
popular literature on the subject focuses on benefits of their extremely favorable …

The lunar lava tubes are envisioned as possible hosting structures for a human base in the
Moon's equatorial regions, providing shelter from radiations, micrometeoroids, and …

Future missions to Mars will undoubtedly be directed toward sedimentary terrains in search
for evidence of past life and geologic history. Astronauts will need to find shelter from harsh …

Hundreds of pits on the Moon and Mars expose unique unweathered geology on their walls,
and some may access habitable caves. Small, autonomous rovers could explore, image …