Abstract: The mineral composition of lunar regolith influences brightness temperature (TB) as observed by the microwave radiometer (MRM), however, the large-scale spatial relationship between TB and ...

Researchers now believe lunar water may originate from three primary sources: it could be native to the Moon, formed by solar wind interactions with lunar minerals, or deposited by icy comets that ...

As NASA plans to establish a permanent Moon base via its Artemis program, it is looking to avoid the dangers of lunar ...

Lunar regolith is not easy to get — after all, only 382 kg of moon rocks and soil have been brought to ... Each has its own composition and characteristics. Highlands are rich in silicon ...

The lander’s 10 instruments will be put to work analyzing heat flow from the Moon’s interior, magnetic and electric fields on the surface, and the chemical composition of lunar soil.

Samples of Bennu were brought back to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft in 2023. Now, a pair of newly published papers ...

NASA's Perseverance rover collects Martian soil samples from Jezero Crater, revealing potential signs of past life on Mars.

but the smoking gun was when we found out that it was rich in silicate minerals – not the kind that are seen on asteroids but those that have been found in lunar rock samples,” Kareta said in ...

Discovered in August 2023, this 33-feet wide space rock mimics Earth’s orbit and closely resembles lunar samples. Analyzing its mineral composition, researchers found it rich in silicate minerals, ...