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 ...

When the first astronauts walked on the moon as part of the Apollo Program, the concept of lunar habitats ceased being the stuff of science fiction and became a matter of scientific study. With ...

The abundance, distribution, and origin of lunar surface water has recently drawn significant scientific interest, owing to its critical role in future space exploration. A research team from the ...

Solar cells could be made on the lunar surface by melting regolith to form "moonglass." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking ...

Look, no one said building a large harvester to roam around the Moon and sift through hundreds of tons of regolith to retrieve small amounts of helium-3 would be easy. And that’s to say nothing of the ...

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 ...

The abundance, distribution, and origin of lunar surface water have recently drawn significant scientific interest, owing to its critical role in future space exploration. A research team from the ...

3D printing is going to be a critical technology in space exploration, both for its ability to create almost any object, but also because it can utilize in-situ resources, at least in part. However, ...