A robot called GIMLI will explore a lunar cave for a future moon base

New Scientist6 November 2026, 09:00 UTCSouth Africa

The race to build a moon base is ramping up. Columnist Robin George Andrews explores how NASA is preparing by sending a cave-hunting robot ahead of humans

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