NASA continues to test various robotic models in a simulated lunar surface as it works toward the goal of having humans back ...

Greece-based entrepreneur has a unique idea for moon-bound deliveries: using a giant net to catch packages launched from ...

We tend to think of the moon as little more than a barren rock, but it’s very, very dusty. However, this dust is a little different than the stuff that collects on our bookshelves. Every time an ...

A small fraction of the very first sample of dust collected on the moon by the Apollo 11 crew just sold at auction, piquing the interest of astronomers and space lawyers alike. On the precipice of ...

An international team of astronomers including researchers at the University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory has ...

It’ll also have to figure out the dust. Lunar dust is made of gnarly little particles — jagged and sharp-edged grains that add up to a major problem for astronauts and just about any human ...

Oh, and there’s a cannon on the moon shooting lunar dust into space to help partially shield sunlight to Earth. That’s one eyebrow-raising approach for cooling our planet proposed by a group ...

Credit: ESA/Foster + Partners Moon dust is quickly becoming a magic material, from which oxygen and other elements such as titanium can be extracted, that can be compacted down to form bricks to ...

they’re at risk of increasing the overall threat moon dust poses to space exploration. Moondust has always been a problem for astronauts on the moon. However, as spacecraft land on the moon ...

The Macedonian system consists of two elements: the catcher and the decelerator,” Charis Kosmas explained to Space.com, detailing a concept that overthrows traditional lunar supply chain. As much as ...

The Apollo astronauts didn't know what they'd find when they explored the surface of the moon, but they certainly didn't ...

Troublesome lunar dust could soon be transformed into solar cells to help power moon bases and humanity's push to explore further out into space. This is the promise of an international team of ...