Scientists have long known the hazards of dust devils churning up Martian dirt, though dust devils can also blow accumulating ...

The dust is crushed basalt – volcanic rock which can be found in abundance in quarries across the country. The magic comes from its ability to both capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and ...

Adding crushed rock dust to farmland could draw down up to two billion tonnes of carbon dioxide from the air per year and help meet key global climate targets, according to a study led by the ...

dust, and rock into the atmosphere, which caused the "Year Without a Summer." Global temperatures dropped, leading to crop ...

From its vantage point in space, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter recently captured a glimpse of the inactive InSight lander. The new images serve not only as a final farewell to the lander, but also ...

"This is my magic dust," he says with a smile, gently rubbing them between his fingers. He's holding pieces of basalt. It's a hard volcanic rock that is neither rare nor particularly remarkable.

From the collection of rocks from the Moon's far side, not only was volcanic activity established ... the findings of dust grains were from lava that erupted around 2.83 billion years ago.

ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst highlighted that the facility aims to provide “most aspects that we will encounter on the moon,” including lunar dust, rock formations, and challenging lighting ...