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

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

A team of researchers has unveiled a creative solution to one of space exploration’s biggest hurdles—how to generate power on ...

Scientists are developing solar panels from moon dust that could turn the Moon’s surface into an energy source for future ...

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

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 ...

Vision of future solar cell fabrication on the moon, utilizing raw regolith. Credit: Sercan Özen. Moon dust—the same stuff ...

Solar cells made of moon dust could power future space exploration, suggests a new study. The same dirt that clings to astronauts’ boots may one day keep their lights on, say scientists. German ...

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 ...

Along with Artemis, the agency has been hard at work on a fairly mundane aspect of lunar travel: dealing with moon dust.

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