Mars is the Red Planet, but turns out the moon has the makings of a reddish cast, too. Yes, scientists have found rust on the moon. The question is: why?
The IM-2 lander is believed to have reached the moon's south pole region, but its precise position and location are unclear.
President Trump set the U.S. on a path to sending astronauts back to the lunar surface during his first term. Lately he has ...
One alternative is to produce fuel on the Moon. We know there is hydrogen and oxygen present, and the Moon's gravity is far easier to overcome, meaning more of what we produce there can be used to ...
A private US company says it has landed a spacecraft close to the Moon's South Pole but fears the machine is ... that could ...
Higher latitudes on the moon with slopes facing the poles "are not only scientifically interesting but also pose less ...
This could be used in various ways, from purifying it as drinking water to processing it for fuel and breathable oxygen for future human moon landings. One of the two principal instruments ...
More information: Dorian Leger et al, Modeling energy requirements for oxygen production on the Moon, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2306146122 Journal ...