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'Wonder material' found in lunar samples hints at moon's origins

By Victoria Corless published

Scientists attempting to discover the process by which the moon formed have new clues thanks to graphene discovered in lunar samples returned by China's Chang'e 5 mission.

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The moon's thin atmosphere is made by constant meteorite bombardment

By Robert Lea published

New research using Apollo mission samples has determined that the impact of meteorites on the lunar surface is primarily responsible for generating the moon's thin and nebulous atmosphere.

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An illustration shows the moon wrapped in DNA representing its potential as a biorepository

Can the moon help preserve Earth's endangered species?

By Stefanie Waldek published

A lunar biorepository would use the moon's cold temperatures to keep cryopreserved samples frozen.

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a yellow excavator holds a large boulder, part of its effort to build a rock wall

Moon robots could build stone walls to protect lunar bases from rocket exhaust

By Keith Cooper published

A robotic excavator could build a dry stone wall to act as a blast shield around a launch pad on the moon, a new study suggests.

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an illustration of the moon with a target zone filled with colors. each color represents concentrations of hydrogen. above are two spacecraft tracks as they move above the surface

These inventive ideas could help Artemis astronauts make drinking water on the moon

By Rahul Rao published

Ten U.K. finalists have been announced in the Aqualunar Challenge, an effort to develop tech that can turn moon ice into drinkable water.

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A gold-foiled rover with white wheels sits on a white table covered in a blue tablecloth.

Japan's ispace will fly a tiny European-built lunar rover to the moon this year (photo)

By Andrew Jones published

The Luxembourg-based subsidiary of Japanese space exploration firm ispace has finished building a micro lunar rover, which is now set to fly to the moon.

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a silvery-white spacecraft on the surface of the moon.

China's tiny 'Golden Toad' rover used AI to take an epic photo on the moon's far side (video)

By Andrew Jones published

A new video shows how a tiny rover on China's ambitious Chang'e 6 mission used AI to snap an epic shot on the far side of the moon.

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A black and white image of the moon's surface. A large white pattern is seen in the middle-left and there are craters toward the right.

Where do the moon's weird swirls come from? Scientists are trying to find out

By Keith Cooper published

Scientists are getting closer to explaining where bizarre lunar patterns that seem to have the involvement of magnetic fields come from.

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illustration of astronauts exploring the moon, with earth in the background

Europe on the moon: ESA targeting 2031 for 1st 'Argonaut' lunar lander mission

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

The first robotic Argonaut moon landing mission is targeted for 2031, the European Space Agency noted in a document published last week.

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a rectangular-bodied rover with three visible ribbed wheels, shines two lights from the top of a short mast at the top front of its body. It's visible side is a solar panel. The lights illuminate the grey surface immediately in front of the rover. A black sky hangs above.

'A dark day for lunar science:' Scientists shocked as NASA cancels VIPER moon rover

By Leonard David published

Lunar scientists are stunned by NASA's decision to cancel the ice-hunting VIPER rover and what it means for our understanding of the moon.

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