Apollo moon landing videos don’t do the dust justice. The view from the lunar module’s pilot-side window during the 1971 Apollo 15 mission simply shows haze as dust streaks blow by.

Lunar dust, known as regolith, will be very hard to keep out of the system. Lunar dust covers the entire surface of the Moon, with about 20% of the bulk regolith composed of particles smaller than ...

For Earth-based tests using simulated moon dust, the project utilizes a laser beam to melt the powdery dirt into a glassy solid surface. However, engineers believe that on the moon astronauts will ...

Space scientists are planning to turn lunar dust into the raw material for 3D printers to construct settlements and landing pads on the Moon. The project being carried out by scientists from the ...

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 ...

Blue Origin isn't the only organization that wants to make moon dust useful. NASA is working on melting lunar regolith and turning it into oxygen -- much like Blue Origin is doing.

Nibler also highlighted Blue Origin’s latest project, creating solar cells from simulated Moon rock and dust along with Kachaka’s Roomba-like robot with 3D sensors that can move furniture in a ...

Liquid nitrogen spray could clean up stubborn moon dust Date: February 28, 2023 Source: Washington State University Summary: A liquid nitrogen spray can remove almost all of the simulated moon ...

The moon is incredibly hot, and also incredibly cold. There's radiation. A thin atmosphere. No air to breathe. If NASA ever establishes a lunar base — a long-term project advanced Wednesday with ...