Firefly Blue Ghost 1 lunar lander launches tomorrow to go to the moon with a lot of new science gear including the PlanetVac. PlanetVac will collect samples of lunar regolith (soil) from the surface ...
Moon dust is not a poetic flourish, it is a mission risk that can grind through metal, clog joints, and threaten astronaut ...
Dust devils, small dusty whirlwinds, have been studied for decades. But, says Brian Jackson, an associate professor in the Department of Physics at Boise State University, the ability of dust devils ...
Although the moon is conveniently close for observations, astronauts haven't stepped on the lunar surface since 1972. Fortunately, this will change in the future when NASA's Artemis program lands the ...