No one expected these glittering bits among the gray lunar dust back then. The beads, smaller than grains of sand, formed ...

The moon’s shiny glass beads, less than 1 mm across, formed 3.3–3.6 billion years ago during explosive volcanic eruptions.

A glass bead retrieved by China's Chang'e-5 lunar mission is offering a glimpse into the moon's hidden interior and violent past. Skip to main content. Open menu Close menu.

Astronauts have discovered tiny glass beads, called “Moon beads,” in lunar soil brought back by the Apollo 17 mission. These beads are valuable to scientists to learn more about the Moon’s past.

The evidence: three tiny glass beads plucked from the surface of the moon and brought to Earth in 2020 by a Chinese spacecraft. Their chemical makeup indicates that there were active lunar ...

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 ...

IMAGINE your home was powered by the dirt in your back garden. Well, that could be a reality for future lunar astronauts. Scientists have discovered a way to use Moon dust to build solar power cell… ...

There were volcanic eruptions on the Moon as recently as 120 million years ago, according to a new analysis of a lunar sample collected by the Chang’e‑5 mission. Samples collected by the ...

Marvelous moon glass If people are going to make miso soup on the moon, they’ll need a place to live. How those future dwellings will be powered remains an open question.