Researchers from the University of Hawaii have noticed that the Moon is turning slightly red or 'rusty'- and that it is likely due to the Earth's atmosphere. Rust, an iron oxide, is a reddish compound ...

When the Artemis program returns humans to the lunar surface, astronauts may want to make sure they’re up to date on their tetanus shots. The Moon is covered in rust. In 2020, data from India’s ...

I grew up with the idea that the Moon was a dry, airless rock where metal simply sat unchanged for billions of years. The discovery of actual iron rust in lunar soil has blown a hole in that picture, ...

Scientists have discovered traces of rust minerals on the Moon's surface. The Moon has iron, but no liquid water or oxygen, so rust shouldn't be possible. A new theory suggests that the Moon gets ...

The moon is getting rusty. Scientists had the same reaction you probably did when they reached this conclusion. It shouldn't be possible -- after all, there's no oxygen on the moon, one of the two ...

A type of rust that requires oxygen and water to form has been discovered on the lunar surface, puzzling scientists who discovered it as the moon has neither oxygen or liquid water. Researchers led by ...

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter The Moon is rusting due to oxygen particles ...