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

China's rover discovered Moon beads that could act as a hidden reservoir of water for astronauts in future Moon-based missions.

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.

The Apollo astronauts didn't know what they'd find when they explored the surface of the moon, but they certainly didn't expect to see drifts of tiny, bright orange glass beads glistening among ...

Moon megawatts and cosmic miso: Scientists build solar panels from moon glass and ferment miso paste in space.

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… ...

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.

Volcanoes were still erupting on the moon when dinosaurs roamed Earth, new research suggests. The evidence: three tiny glass beads plucked from the surface of the moon and brought to Earth in 2020 ...

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 ...