A significant weather event is unfolding this week as a massive cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert is heading toward the ...

This dust cloud is shown as it crosses the disk of the Sun, viewed from Earth. Streams like this one, including those launched from the Moon’s surface, can act as a temporary sunshade (Ben ...

A small fraction of the very first sample of dust collected on the moon by the Apollo 11 crew just sold at auction, piquing the interest of astronomers and space lawyers alike. On the precipice of ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — 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 ...

Now, the idea of launching a gigantic dust cloud from the moon to combat Earth’s rising temperatures is under the spotlight. However, this very sci-fi solution has some serious implications if ...

On the moon, stirred-up dust is particularly dangerous ... Related: Massive Mars Dust Storm Won't Stop NASA's Next Lander The instrument could be mounted between a spacecraft's landing legs ...

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 ...

Rather than go to all that trouble, researchers suggest getting dust directly from the Moon, which has a ready supply and a lower gravitational burden to overcome. They suggest two possible ways ...

DENVER, April 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Voyager Technologies (Voyager) made a giant leap in lunar technology as their proprietary Clear Dust-Repellent Coating (CDRC) landed on the moon aboard ...

Credit: ESA/Foster + Partners Moon dust is quickly becoming a magic material, from which oxygen and other elements such as titanium can be extracted, that can be compacted down to form bricks to ...