The Moon has no breathable oxygen – which obviously presents a hurdle for astronauts. There’s only so much we can take with us, so figuring out how to produce it there is crucial. Now, ESA researchers ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In one possible future, great maglev lines cross the lunar surface ...

Chickpeas have been successfully grown in soil mixed with moondust for the very first time, opening new doors for food production in future lunar missions. Researchers at Texas A&M College of ...

In the public imagination, the American astronauts who landed on the moon five decades ago were square-jawed superhumans, not the types to worry about something as banal as housekeeping. But they did, ...

Some of the secrets of the moon's long history, feared lost to time, may have been revealed in moondust samples brought back to Earth by China. 3.8 pounds of moondust, also known as lunar regolith, ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has opened its plant in the Netherlands specifically designed to extract oxygen from moondust. Making oxygen in space for long-duration exploration is an essential step ...

How do you fancy winning a cool quarter-of-a-million dollars? That's the prize on offer for the astronomical alchemist who can create breathable oxygen from moondust. The competition, unveiled this ...

The assorted items were up for auction and date to the 1969 Apollo 11 mission. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA has requested ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA needsmore moondust. And not just a few sterile baggies of moondust. NASA engineersneed tons ...

If humans are going to have a long-term presence on the Moon, they're going to need breathable air and rocket fuel -- and the ESA might just have a way to create both using the Moon itself. The agency ...