Nasa's only moon rover mission is unexpectedly cancelled

Nasa has cancelled its only robotic vehicle under development to explore the surface of the moon. Members of the agency's Resource Prospector mission were told to close down the project by late May. While Nasa has not given details on why it cancelled the mission, one of the team's planetary scientists speculated it was likely budget related. The decision comes just months after US President Donald Trump ordered Nasa to return astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972. Nasa has cancelled the only robotic vehicle under development to explore the surface of the moon.