Moon Dust

NASA's Europa Clipper mission is set to launch soon, aiming to explore the icy moon Europa's potential for life. By examining the ocean beneath its ice shell, the spacecraft will gather data on the moon's surface materials and atmospheric conditions. With advanced instruments, the mission seeks to identify organic compounds, analyze gas and dust pa...

Chandrayaan-3’s Lander Module, Vikram, along with the rover Pragyan, successfully landed on the Moon's South Polar Region at the Shiva Shakti Point.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday said that the Vikram lander module of Chandrayaan-3 blew off 2.06 tonnes of lunar epiregolith (Moon Dust) and generated a "spectacular ejecta halo".

The US space agency will send a 3D printer to the moon that will use the lunar dust to create concrete to build the houses.

Whether out-of-the-box thinking or a sign of desperation, scientists on Wednesday proposed the regular transport of moon dust to a gravity point between Earth and Sun to temper the ravages of global warming.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has asked Boston-based RR Auction to stop the sale of moon dust collected during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission. It has also ordered the company to immediately return the samples to the space agency. The lunar dust was subsequently been fed to cockroaches during an experiment to determine if the ...

Meteors showers are named for the constellation in which their radiant lies. So, the Eta Aquariids have a radiant near the star Eta Aquarii – the tenth-brightest star in Aquarius.

A minuscule amount of lunar dust collected by Neil Armstrong during Apollo 11, the mission that first put men on the Moon, has been sold for $504,375 at an auction on Wednesday.

Most rocky planets and satellites, including our Earth and the Moon, are formed or shaped by massive collisions among celestial bodies early in the solar system. When these objects smash together, they could either accumulate more material and increase their size or they can break apart into multiple smaller bodies.

The race for space exploration is heating up with major powers focussing on having a base on the Moon, to help operate beyond the International Space Station (ISS). As the US is realigning its strategy to return humanity to the Moon, China is not far behind. Its scientists have created an “artificial moon” on Earth to test technology and equipm...

MIT researchers are trying a new concept to harness the Moon's natural charge to keep hovering rovers in the air. In the absence of an atmosphere, the Moon and asteroids build an electric field through direct exposure to the Sun. On the Moon, this strong surface charge can levitate dust more than one metre above the ground.

Scientists showed that the protein found in human blood could act as a binder for the soil available on Moon or Mars.

Japan space agency officials on Sunday hailed the arrival of rare asteroid samples on Earth after they were collected by space probe Hayabusa-2 during an unprecedented mission.

Mechanically, the motorcycle remains the same, apart from the introduction of two new paint schemes - Lime Green and Metallic Moon Dust Grey.

A time capsule of three digital discs containing thousands of files was ceremoniously placed within the space pod by organisers wearing white dust coats at the plant where it is being constructed and tested.

NASA's Europa Clipper mission is set to launch soon, aiming to explore the icy moon Europa's potential for life. By examining the ocean beneath its ice shell, the spacecraft will gather data on the moon's surface materials and atmospheric conditions. With advanced instruments, the mission seeks to identify organic compounds, analyze gas and dust pa...

Chandrayaan-3’s Lander Module, Vikram, along with the rover Pragyan, successfully landed on the Moon's South Polar Region at the Shiva Shakti Point.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday said that the Vikram lander module of Chandrayaan-3 blew off 2.06 tonnes of lunar epiregolith (Moon Dust) and generated a "spectacular ejecta halo".

The US space agency will send a 3D printer to the moon that will use the lunar dust to create concrete to build the houses.

Whether out-of-the-box thinking or a sign of desperation, scientists on Wednesday proposed the regular transport of moon dust to a gravity point between Earth and Sun to temper the ravages of global warming.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has asked Boston-based RR Auction to stop the sale of moon dust collected during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission. It has also ordered the company to immediately return the samples to the space agency. The lunar dust was subsequently been fed to cockroaches during an experiment to determine if the ...

Meteors showers are named for the constellation in which their radiant lies. So, the Eta Aquariids have a radiant near the star Eta Aquarii – the tenth-brightest star in Aquarius.

A minuscule amount of lunar dust collected by Neil Armstrong during Apollo 11, the mission that first put men on the Moon, has been sold for $504,375 at an auction on Wednesday.

Most rocky planets and satellites, including our Earth and the Moon, are formed or shaped by massive collisions among celestial bodies early in the solar system. When these objects smash together, they could either accumulate more material and increase their size or they can break apart into multiple smaller bodies.

The race for space exploration is heating up with major powers focussing on having a base on the Moon, to help operate beyond the International Space Station (ISS). As the US is realigning its strategy to return humanity to the Moon, China is not far behind. Its scientists have created an “artificial moon” on Earth to test technology and equipm...

MIT researchers are trying a new concept to harness the Moon's natural charge to keep hovering rovers in the air. In the absence of an atmosphere, the Moon and asteroids build an electric field through direct exposure to the Sun. On the Moon, this strong surface charge can levitate dust more than one metre above the ground.

Scientists showed that the protein found in human blood could act as a binder for the soil available on Moon or Mars.

Japan space agency officials on Sunday hailed the arrival of rare asteroid samples on Earth after they were collected by space probe Hayabusa-2 during an unprecedented mission.

Mechanically, the motorcycle remains the same, apart from the introduction of two new paint schemes - Lime Green and Metallic Moon Dust Grey.

A time capsule of three digital discs containing thousands of files was ceremoniously placed within the space pod by organisers wearing white dust coats at the plant where it is being constructed and tested.