A team of researchers from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and Purdue University has outlined the key technical barriers ...

A gray powder that looks like ash can become something closer to stone when hit with the right beam of light. Engineers have shown that simulated lunar soil can be melted and layered into solid shapes ...

WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - If the idea of lunar hummus seems far-fetched, think again. Scientists working to cultivate the field of extraterrestrial agriculture have grown chickpeas in dirt made ...

Simulated lunar dirt can be turned into extremely durable structures, potentially paving the way to more sustainable and cost-effective space missions, a new study suggests. Using a special laser 3D ...

A pot of gray, lifeless regolith does not look like the start of dinner. Yet in a new experiment, researchers managed to grow chickpeas to the point of seed production in a material designed to mimic ...

How will astronauts grow food during long-term missions to the Moon? This is what a recent study published in Scientific Reports hopes to address as a team of scientists investigated the prospect of ...

The abundance, distribution, and origin of lunar surface water has recently drawn significant scientific interest, owing to its critical role in future space exploration. Subscribe to our newsletter ...

The abundance, distribution, and origin of lunar surface water have recently drawn significant scientific interest, owing to its critical role in future space exploration. A research team from the ...