NASA has managed to successfully extract oxygen from simulated lunar soil in a vacuum environment for the first time. This development is considered as a stepping stone towards establishing a human presence on the moon. Previously, Chinese experts had managed to find water in lunar soil, which was present in the form of minute glass beads. Lunar soil is believed to be a valuable resource for long-term missions on the moon. Lunar soil contains compounds that could potentially be used to produce oxygen with the help of radiation from the sun. NASA’s Carbothermal Reduction Demonstration (CaRD) team created fine-grained soil … Continue reading Human Presence on the Moon One Step Closer as NASA Extracts Oxygen from Lunar Soil