Building solar panels from "moonglass" could slash rocket transport costs associated with an increased presence on the lunar ...

Moon dust is quickly becoming a magic material, from which oxygen and other elements such as titanium can be extracted, that ...

When solar wind hits lunar soil, it starts reactions. Protons in the wind meet electrons in Moon dust. This makes hydrogen ...

Over 4.6 billion years ago, Earth took shape from a spinning cloud of dust and gas surrounding the young sun. Tiny particles ...

The shielding technology was tested in vacuum chambers, where it was used to remove lunar dust samples brought home by NASA's ...

Scientists made solar cell panels from Moon dust to power future lunar cities more easily, safely, and cheaply.

From extracting water for fuel to building homes with lunar bricks, Moon dust has been central to space sustainability ...

A future Moon base is closer to reality than ever before. With missions like Artemis 3 planned for 2026 and a lunar outpost on the horizon, one challenge stands in the way: energy. Getting enough ...

Researchers used a synthetic version of moon dust to build working solar panels, which could eventually be created within – ...

The case for having a permanent base on the moon as a staging point for space exploration has been made many times over the years. Actually constructing a real lunar facility presents numerous ...

Solar panels that are 99% Moon dust could be a low-cost solution to powering a future lunar base 1. To survive in the harsh ...

The same dirt that clings to astronauts’ boots may one day keep their lights on. In a study publishing April 3 in the Cell ...