(NEW YORK) — NASA’s Mars lander, called Insight, is slowly losing power because its two solar panels are covered in dust and it will need to mostly shut down by the end of May. NASA is being forced to ...

Future lunar bases could run on solar panels forged from molten moon dust, turning the Moon’s surface into an energy source, thanks to a new research breakthrough. Scientists at the University of ...

Lunar dust remains one of the biggest challenges for a long-term human presence on the moon. Its jagged, clingy nature makes ...

'Moonglass’ made from the lunar surface might be particularly radiation-resistant. By Tom Hawking Published Apr 4, 2025 10:38 AM EDT Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, ...

Chinese solar PV solutions giant Longi has unveiled its Hi-MO X10 anti-dust solar panel at the Jinan International Solar Energy Utilization Conference. The series features HPBC 2.0 cell technology, a ...

A future Moon base is closer to reality than ever before. With missions like Artemis 3 planned for 2026 and a lunar outpost on the horizon, one challenge stands in the way: energy. Getting enough ...

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 ...