Lugging a solar furnace to melt it could slash the need to launch bulky power gear from Earth You've perhaps heard of using Moon dirt for building roads and other structures for future lunar explorers ...

"This approach allows us to utilize resources found on the moon, free from transporting water and other materials from the ...

Interlune has won a Texas state grant of up to $4.84 million to open a center of excellence that would focus on lunar ...

Using simulated lunar dirt - known as regolith - scientists have been able to create a new Moon glass. “The solar cells used in space now are amazing, reaching efficiencies of 30% to even 40% ...

IMAGINE your home was powered by the dirt in your back garden. Well, that could be a reality for future lunar astronauts. Making solar cells on the Moon instead of Earth could cut transport costs ...

China is getting ready to 3D-print bricks on the moon using lunar soil, in what could be a huge step toward building a base on the lunar surface. The Chang'e 8 spacecraft is currently scheduled to ...