30 March 2020
Study shows astronaut urine could help build moon bases
... 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...
10 June 2020
New map boosts chances of finding water on the Moon
...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 ...
26 October 2020
Scientists detect molecular water and cold ‘water traps’ on the Moon
...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...
26 February 2021
Lunar levitation track system among new ideas funded by NASA
... on the lunar farside, but this time using lunar regolith materials. “This radio telescope will be the first of...A&M Engineering Experiment Station in College Station : Regolith Adaptive Modification System to Support Early Extraterrestrial Planetary...
31 May 2021
JAXA to send a transforming robot to the Moon in 2022
...on board the rover are cameras designed to image the lunar regolith as the machine traverses the surface of the Moon. This ...back on Earth to evaluate how the impact of the regolith will affect the driving performance of the future crewed pressurised ...
27 September 2021
Early findings from Chang'e 5 samples shows a mix of "exotic" materials
...the country’s Chang'e-5 sample return mission, and along with regolith from the landing site, the sample also contains a portion... on, amongst other things, the Moon's impact history, regolith formation, deep lunar mantle processes and if late-stage ...
