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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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The moon is rusting

Like pipes, statues and nails, the moon can rust. Such rusting has occurred despite a seeming lack of necessary components — but all signs of blame point to the Earth. A new study posits that the ...
Scientists have discovered rust on the moon and say oxygen from Earth is partially responsible. The finding comes after analysis of data from the Indian Space Research Organisation's Chandrayaan-1 ...
Researchers have discovered that the moon is rusting, and Earth is partially responsible for causing it. A new paper, studying data from the Indian Space Research Organisation's Chandrayaan-1 orbiter, ...