Moon
Dust Storms on the Moon
When the Sun rises on the Moon after two weeks of lunar night, the dust begins to stir. This dust…
Eternally Lit Lunar Peaks
Since the Moon only has a slight tilt, some of its mountains are bathed in eternal sunlight, and would make…
Why is Moondust So Clingy?
One of the main challenges of returning humans to the Moon will be how to deal with all that gritty,…
Lunar Lawn Mower
One of the many hassles of returning humans to the Moon will be the lunar dust. This tiny, gritty, static-loving…
SMART-1’s Mission Extended a Year
ESA engineers have figured out how to extend the life of SMART-1's ion engine, giving the mission more time to…
NASA Wants Rovers That Can Dig Lunar Soil
NASA has announced its fifth Centennial Challenges prize competition: the Regolith Excavation Challenge. Teams will compete head to head in…
Radiation on the Moon
When humans return to the Moon in the next decade, they'll be facing a dangerous combination of cosmic rays and…
SMART-1’s View of Hadley Rille
The European Space Agency's SMART-1 spacecraft took this image of the Hadley Rille on the south-east edge of Mare Imbrium…
Old NASA Equipment Will Be Visible on the Moon
During the Apollo era of spaceflight, many US spacecraft and vehicles were left on the Moon when the astronauts returned…
SMART-1 Finds Calcium on the Moon
The European Space Agency's SMART-1 spacecraft has discovered deposits of calcium on the Moon for the first time. The discovery…