Rust, or iron oxide, forms when iron is exposed to oxygen and water. While this process is common on Earth, it requires conditions that are absent on the Moon. Mars, known for its reddish hue, is ...

The moon is rusting. Earth's moon. It's rusting. Scientists have discovered hematite, a common iron-oxide (rust) mineral, ...

Researchers used a synthetic version of moon dust to build working solar panels, which could eventually be created within – ...