It is a daunting task: any structure has to withstand huge amounts of cosmic radiation, extreme temperature variations and moonquakes, and getting building materials there in the first place is a cost ...

China is experimenting with lunar soil bricks to build a permanent base on the Moon by 2035. Prototype bricks, stronger than ...

While it may look like we have a full Moon up there, what if the other half broke off? Are we doomed? What causes moonquakes? What would happen if half of our Moon drifted away? Has the Moon already ...

Moonquakes: A Challenge for Future Lunar Habitats – by Frederic Eger – As humanity sets its sights on the Moon, the establishment of long-term habitats has become a focal point for both the ...

Moon experiences moonquakes which are caused by Earth’s gravitational pull. While they are much weaker than earthquakes on Earth, they can last up to half an hour. Moon is slowly drifting away from ...

The Lunar Environment Monitoring Station (LEMS) is a compact, autonomous seismometer suite designed to carry out continuous, long-term monitoring of the seismic environment, namely ground motion from ...