Blue Origin’s latest lunar gadget looks less like a sleek spacecraft component and more like a prop from a retro sci-fi set, yet it points to a very real shift in how future missions might power ...

As lunar missions ramp up with the goal of establishing a permanent human presence on the Moon, scientists are facing an age-old question: how will astronauts breathe on a celestial body with no ...

Lunar dust remains one of the biggest challenges for a long-term human presence on the moon. Its jagged, clingy nature makes it naturally stick to everything from solar panels to the inside of human ...

Due to the unique conditions of the space environment and abundant resources, the field investigation and study of the Moon, Earth’s sole natural satellite, represent a crucial milestone in China’s ...

The moon is chock-full of Earth’s history. Elements from our planet’s atmosphere have made their way into moon dust, also called regolith, on a pathway created by the Earth’s magnetic field. These ...

A gray powder that looks like ash can become something closer to stone when hit with the right beam of light. Engineers have shown that simulated lunar soil can be melted and layered into solid shapes ...

After Artemis II took astronauts to lunar orbit for the first time since 1972, Nasa has released detailed plans for how it intends to establish a Moon base within the next decade. It is ambitious, to ...

Lunar mining will involve autonomous robots and small human crews, requiring advanced safety protocols for remote operations and emergency response. Key hazards include lunar dust, vacuum leaks, ...

DENVER (KDVR) — NASA announced that it will be sending instruments built by researchers at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder to the moon, according ...