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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...