Abrasive lunar dust is still less toxic than city pollution, study finds

Abrasive lunar dust is still less toxic than city pollution, study finds

As NASA prepares to send astronauts back to the moon for the first time in over 50 years, new research from the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) has found that lunar dust is less harmful to human lung cells than previously feared, and significantly less toxic than common Earth-based air pollution.

Lunar dust is less toxic than city pollution.

Humanity’s return to the Moon brings challenges beyond propulsion systems and spacesuit durability. One of the silent villains of lunar missions is the dust that covers the entire surface of the satellite. Extremely fine and abrasive, it has long been considered a potential health risk for astronauts. But just how dangerous is it, really? A study published in the journal Life Sciences in Space Research offers a clearer — and unexpected — answer.…

Inhaling lunar dust is less toxic than urban pollution – The Observatorial

The lunar dust It is less harmful to human pulmonary cells than was feared and significantly less toxic than the common air pollution of the earth. A study led by the UTS (Technological University of Sydney), published in the magazine Life Sciences in Space Research, provides encouraging data for the next Artemis missions, whose objective […]