The prototype of the 'lunar regolith processing' system created by inventor Lolan Naicker was built using a barbecue wood pellet feeder, a domestic microwave oven, and an auger from B&Q ...

A transformational technology that uses microwaves to defrost and ultrasound to break down contaminants in melted lunar ice ...

The device will provide drinkable water to astronauts - enabling them to extract moisture from the lunar or planetary surface ...

NASA's Electrodynamic Dust Shield (EDS) successfully demonstrated its ability to remove regolith, or lunar dust and dirt, ...

The Copeçal Gold Project is strategically situated within the Alta Floresta Gold Province, a historically productive region that has yielded substantial gold discoveries since the late 1970s.

NASA's SCALPSS 1.1 camera on the Blue Ghost lander captured a stunning sequence of the lunar sunset while gathering critical ...

Firefly Aerospace’s successful moon lander has yielded a trove of data that scientists will pore over for years.

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer) mission has detected amino acids in the largest asteroid sample ever collected in space, ...

Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, is regularly used on the ground to quickly produce a variety of devices. Adapting this process for space could let crew members create tools and ...

Astronomy contributor and lunar expert Robert Reeves looks back on a Texas-sized achievement in Moon exploration.

Helium-3 (He-3) on the moon's surface has drawn attention for decades. In 1939, a paper first noted the presence of Helium-3 ...