A gray powder that looks like ash can become something closer to stone when hit with the right beam of light. Engineers have ...

Scientists are exploring an exciting idea for future space missions: building structures on the Moon using the Moon’s own ...

A US Senate committee has directed Nasa to begin work on a Moon base “as soon as is practicable”. Under legislation advanced ...

Learn how scientists are turning simulated lunar soil into durable structures and how the technology might also boost sustainability on Earth.

A spider-like construction robot designed in Australia is edging toward a role that once belonged only in science fiction: assembling the first permanent structures on the Moon. Instead of astronauts ...

NASA and Ohio State researchers explore laser-based 3D printing of lunar regolith to create durable habitats, tools and structures for long-term Moon missions.

Researchers 3D print durable structures from lunar regolith using laser deposition, advancing in-situ manufacturing for ...

Chinese scientists have developed a remarkable machine that could revolutionize how humans build structures on the moon. The device works like a 3D printer powered by concentrated sunlight, turning ...

If all goes to plan, by 2040 people may be living on the moon in houses made—essentially—from mushrooms. At least, that’s how astrobiologist Dr. Lynn J. Rothschild is picturing it. She imagines domed ...