...first space-based observations of meteors entering Earth's atmosphere); the Strata-I experiment (exploring regolith properties in microgravity and regolith interaction with spacecraft and spacesuit materials); the Gecko Gripper study (testing a gecko...
... officially arrive today at the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, is the Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security – Regolith Explorer, or OSIRIS-REx for short. This complex-sounding, state-of-the-art spacecraft is equipped with seven...
... mission whose goal is to land in the Mons Rumker region of Oceanus Procellarum, and return a 2 kilogram sample of lunar regolith, possibly from as deep as 2 metres. It is reported that the probe will carry on board, a Panoramic Camera (PCAM), Lunar...
... at Østfold University College, Norway, used a 3D printer to manufacture various 'mud' cylinders made out of material similar to moon regolith. These were then tested against other plasticisers to see which could bear heavy weights shortly after...
...present on the Moon, and at what percentage is in the lunar regolith. Coming to their aid is Kevin Cannon and Daniel Britt of the...are likely tens of centimeters or deeper within the lunar regolith, even in locations where ice is currently stable at ...
...However, as striking as these results were, scientists at the time were not sure whether the hydrated lunar regolith was molecular water (H2O) or other hydroxyl (OH) compounds as both have chemical signatures at 3µm (micrometers) – the portion of the...