Inside a giant sphere, the engineers pored over their equipment. Before them stood a silvery metal contraption swathed in ...

But now, scientists are one step closer to cracking the case. They discovered that the composition of lunar soil, also known as regolith, is a major contributor to the alternating dark and light ...

IIT-Madras researchers extract silicon carbide from simulated moon soil, paving the way for lunar habitat construction.

Mushroom-shaped crystal growth pattern in Chang'e-5 lunar samples Photo: Courtesy of Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, ...

TRIDENT will dig down up to 3 feet (1 meter) and extract samples of lunar soil, and MSOLO will evaluate the soil’s chemical composition and water content. Joining the lunar mining experiment is ...

Chinese scientists recently obtained the first information on the ancient magnetic field on the far side of the Moon through the analysis of lunar soil samples brought back by the Chang'e 6 mission.

It uses pressurised gas to stir up lunar soil, creating a mini-tornado that ... enabling researchers to evaluate the composition of lunar materials on the spot. The Lunar PlanetVac is one of ...