The Moon may look like barren rock, but it’s actually covered in a layer of gravel, pebbles, and dust collectively known as “lunar regolith.” During the Apollo Moon missions, astronauts learned firsthand that the fine, powdery dust – electromagnetically charged due to constant bombardment by solar and cosmic particles – is extremely abrasive and clings […]
Posted on
December 20, 2024
Sign up for our newsletter:
Categories
3
3
7
6
18
1
17
6
6
1
41
1
62
7
1
35
3
3
17
1
33
1
202
5
11
11
1
3
4
27
3
5
1
18
13
6
281
1
1
46
10
113
170
133
1
11
4
14
112
1
55
1
15
2
11
13
41
2
24
1
30
37
6
67
37
13
57
1
6
13
114
8
12
1
19
2
1
19
9
2
14
10
4
1
1
14
10
11
188
26
3
1
1
2
19
152
159
3
3
222
13
2
2
372
3
1
300
389
6
14
1
1
30
663
1
17
46
1
59
46
1
10
3
29
1
107
1
1
14
1
8
45
108
1
1
2
1
234
2
1
46
18
2
3
3
211
2
2
6
1
136
4
1
3
5
1
10
95
55
1
1
362
21
3
69
1
10
1
20
409
11
1
141
1
387
7
2
3
10
102
4
34
21
48
38
4
2
2
19
29
Blog Posts
APOD: 2026 September 30 – Arp 78: Peculiar Galaxy in Aries
September 30, 2026
Powerful Storms Continue to Prowl the Pacific
September 30, 2026
NASA Opens 2027 Human Lander Challenge for Lunar Communications
September 30, 2026
Newsletter Archive
- ‹ previous
- 3 of 3