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NASA Seeks BIG Ideas from Universities to Solve a Messy Moon Problem – SciTechDaily
NASA is reaching out to university students to help solve the problem of lunar dust as the agency plans for sustainable human exploration of the Moon under the Artemis program. Lunar dust is mostly made of small particles that stick to just about everything. …

A dusty lunar landscape, as envisioned by NASA’s Advanced Concepts Laboratory. Credit: NASA
NASA is reaching out to university students to help solve the problem of lunar dust as the agency plans for sustainable human exploration of the Moon under the Artemis program.
Lunar dust is mostly made of small particles that stick to just about everything. It’s abrasive and can damage things, including spacesuits, equipment, spacecraft, and habitats. Dust can obscure camera lenses, reduce technology p…