Soil excavated from the moon could be used to produce oxygen and methane, which could be used by lunar settlers for breathing ...

Learn about the technology that may help astronauts survive on the moon by extracting water from lunar soil and producing ...

Watch Space.com experience moon gravity at 30,000 feet in new mini-documentary out June 7. News. By Brett Tingley published 6 June 2023 "It felt like some sort of altered state of consciousness." ...

Scientists have developed a technology that may help humans survive on the moon. In a study published in the journal Joule, ...

Experiencing low gravity for the first time isn't for the faint of heart. To share the experience, Space.com is releasing a brand new documentary "Walking on the moon at 30,000 feet! Space.com ...

The answer is yes, the moon does possess gravity. According to NASA, the moon's surface gravity measures approximately 1.62 meters per second squared, which is significantly lower than Earth's ...

Twin spacecraft that meticulously mapped the moon's gravitational field have helped astronomers solve the long-standing mystery of why the moon is so gravitationally lumpy. A team of scientists ...

Blue Origin plans to deliver moon gravity-style missions on spaceflights much closer to Earth. Starting in 2022, the company plans to meet a long-standing need to simulate lunar gravity — that ...

The moon's diameter of about 2,160 miles (3,475 km) is a bit more than a quarter of Earth's diameter. The lunar mantle is the layer located beneath the crust and above the core, spanning a depth ...

Humans sometimes have difficulty orienting themselves in low-gravity environment. In this image from Dec. 12, 1972, NASA astronaut Jack Schmitt topples over after losing his balance during an ...

The soil on the Moon could support life, scientists say. That is thanks to a breakthrough new technology that could allow ...

That means the level of gravity on the moon — about 17 percent of Earth's gravity — is just barely strong enough to provide adequate cues for astronauts to know which way is up.