Moon missions are hot again for the first bit since the space race. While the previous period had us land on the big lunar ...

A new study based on samples from China’s Chang’e-5 and Chang’e-6 missions is helping scientists understand how the basic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amy Fritz, a dust-mitigation researcher at Johnson Space Center, pours simulated lunar dust into a bed tray for testing hardware ...

Moon dust could soon become building material, as scientists use microwaves to turn it into solid structures for future lunar ...

Blue Origin has successfully extracted oxygen from Moon-like soil in lab tests, a significant step for sustained lunar ...

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 Texas A&M doctoral student is making a big impact on space travel, starting with the journey of Artemis II. Jessica Atkin ...

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 ...

Breathable oxygen has been created from Moon dust in a world first that paves the way for a lunar base. Blue Origin, a ...

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 ...

The astronauts were able to catch a full view of the Mare Orientale, a dark, ringed 600-mile wide crater that straddles the ...