When the Apollo 17 crew returned from the lunar surface, Harrison Schmitt started sneezing uncontrollably. His eyes watered. His throat burned. He called it "lunar hay fever," and all twelve people ...

During the Apollo missions, NASA operated out of an abundance of caution to ensure that astronauts didn't track back by planet-threatening microorganisms from the Moon. However, the conditions on ...

A new line of research proposes that the first clear signs of extraterrestrial intelligence may not come from distant stars, ...

Moon dust may be hiding signs of pulverised alien technology, scientist says - Grain-sized remnants of alien technology may ...

The moon is chock-full of Earth’s history. Elements from our planet’s atmosphere have made their way into moon dust, also called regolith, on a pathway created by the Earth’s magnetic field. These ...

Like a chameleon of the night sky, the Moon often changes its appearance. It might look larger, brighter or redder, for example, due to its phases, its position in the solar system or smoke in Earth’s ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Troublesome lunar dust could soon be transformed into solar cells to ...

Our search for technosignatures—clear signs of advanced civilizations beyond Earth—takes many forms. Many are driven by the famous Drake equation, which attempts to estimate how many technological ...

We tend to think of the moon as little more than a barren rock, but it’s very, very dusty. However, this dust is a little different than the stuff that collects on our bookshelves. Every time an ...