John Grant Latest articles by John Grant The moon's top layer alone has enough oxygen to sustain 8 billion people for 100,000 years By John Grant published 11 November 21 There is actually plenty of oxygen on the moon. It just isn't in a gaseous form. Instead it's trapped inside regolith — the layer of rock and fine dust that covers the moon's surface. The moon Get the Space.com NewsletterBreaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MORE FROM SPACE...1Launch of Australia's 1st homegrown orbital rocket delayed indefinitely due to payload fairing issue2Norway becomes 55th nation to sign NASA Artemis Accords for peaceful space exploration3NASA resurrects Voyager 1 interstellar spacecraft's thrusters after 20 years: 'These thrusters were considered dead'4Eight feet keep PACE | Space photo of the day for May 15, 20255'Why not a dolphin Jesus?' — 'Love, Death + Robots' creators talk us through this season's sci-fi episodes (exclusive)
The moon's top layer alone has enough oxygen to sustain 8 billion people for 100,000 years By John Grant published 11 November 21 There is actually plenty of oxygen on the moon. It just isn't in a gaseous form. Instead it's trapped inside regolith — the layer of rock and fine dust that covers the moon's surface.
