These Lego Bricks Made From A Meteorite Could Help Scientists Build The First Structures On The Moon

Grace Snelling, Fast Company
Sun, 06/30/2024 - 6:00am

The European Space Agency is 3D-printing bricks made with the dust from a 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite. Lego bricks have been fodder for a number of unexpected projects over the years, from making sounds for ASMR videos to teaching kids how to read Braille. Now, the bricks might be used for something truly groundbreaking: helping to build the first-ever structures on the moon.

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