Most hobby 3D printers are based on FDM, extruding a single-color noodle of melted plastic to build up an object. Powder-based inkjet 3D printing allows you to print detailed, full-color models from a ...

Explore the vision for a future lunar base where 3D-printing with moon dust becomes the solution for building materials. Both private and government space agencies have expressed serious intentions ...

When the people of Earth set up bases on the moon, you can imagine that 3D printing will be a key enabling technology. Of course, you could ship plastic or other filament at great cost. But what if ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Dust. It's the bane of homeowners and astronomers alike, a persistent nuisance that collects in ...

The prevailing model for planetary accretion assumes that the solar system's planets formed in an extremely hot, two-dimensional disk of gas and dust, post-dating the sun. Scientists now propose a ...

An artist’s concept of MOONRISE technology in action on the moon. Left, the lunar module ALINA; right, the rover with the MOONRISE technology — with the laser switched on, melting moon dust. LZH Dust ...