New research shows that lunar dust is less toxic than many Earthborne air pollutants. That said — should you snort it? Well, ...

Without the looming threats of long-term health issues, NASA could use moon dust to build its base on the surface.

“It's important to distinguish between a physical irritant and a highly toxic substance,” said Michaela B. Smith, who is a PhD Candidate at the University of Technology, Sydney and lead author of the ...

He was also a Co-Investigator for three NASA Research Announcements funded by the Mars Exploration Program, and is currently working on NASA’s Dust Project focused on utilizing electrostatic methods ...

Troublesome lunar dust could soon be transformed into solar cells to help power moon bases and humanity's push to explore further out into space.. This is the promise of an international team of ...

As NASA prepares to send astronauts back to the moon for the first time in over 50 years, new research from the UTS has found that lunar dust is less harmful to human lung cells than previously ...

DENVER, April 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Voyager Technologies (Voyager) made a giant leap in lunar technology as their proprietary Clear Dust-Repellent Coating (CDRC) landed on the moon aboard ...

Moon dust may not be as harmful to humans as had been thought, with a new experiment showing that the typical air pollution on a busy street is more toxic than inhaling lunar dust.