apollo missions
New Study Addresses how Lunar Missions will Kick up Moondust.
Before the end of this decade, NASA plans to return astronauts to the Moon for the first time since the…
Lunar Dust is Still One of The Biggest Challenges Facing Moon Exploration
The ESA is investing in research that will lead to spacesuits and materials that can handle one of the biggest…
Want to Mine the Moon? Here’s a Detailed Map of all its Minerals
The USGS' Astrogeology Science Center has released a complete mineral map of the Moon, which the lunar mining crowd is…
Apollo 15 Astronaut Al Worden has Passed Away
The world recently lost another luminary, NASA astronaut Al Worden, who was part of the Apollo program and piloted the…
The Moon’s Magnetosphere Used to be Twice as Strong as the Earth’s
A new MIT-led study has shown how the Moon once had a more powerful magnetic field than Earth and why…
NASA is Testing a Coating to Help Astronauts and Their Equipment Shed Dangerous Lunar Dust
NASA is developing an advanced new coating that could protect everything from spacecraft systems to astronauts from harmful lunar dust.
Breathing Lunar Dust Could Give Astronauts Bronchitis and Even Lung Cancer
According to a new study, one of the greatest health risks posed by missions to the Moon could be the…
Settle the Moon Before Mars, Says Astronaut Chris Hadfield
In a recent interview, former astronaut and science communicator Chris Hadfield advocating settling the Moon before going to Mars.
Study of Moon Rocks Suggest Interior of the Moon is Really Dry
A new study of the "Rusty Rocks" returned by the Apollo 16 mission suggest that the Moon's interior is very…
The Moon is Older than We Thought, says New Study
According to a new study from UCLA which conducted uranium-lead dating on Moon rocks, the Moon is older than previously…