Scientists are sending a vacuum cleaner to the moon what will it do Know here

Scientists around the world are working on such technologies, which will be used in future missions proposed on the Moon and other planets. American space agency NASA has shown an unprecedented technology to the world. Its name is Lunar PlanetVac (LPV). This will change the way scientists collect and study soil and rock samples on the Moon and other planets. reports According to, this technology has been developed by Honeybee Robotics. This company is part of Blue Origin.

LPV works like a high-tech vacuum cleaner. It uses pressurized gas to stir the lunar soil. By doing this, a small whirlwind is created, due to which the soil samples reach the container. According to NDTV report, this system has been connected to a lander sent to the Moon, which will help in collecting samples automatically and the samples will also be brought to Earth.

There will be no need to dig on Moon and Mars

If LPV is used, then in future scientists will not have to dig there to collect samples from Moon or Mars. Dennis Harris, who manages LPV at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, said that this technology neither requires digging, nor is there any hassle of wearing out the machine or replacing any part. It works like a vacuum cleaner.

Scientists hope that the use of this technology can prove helpful in discovering water, helium and other minerals on other planets.

Where will LPV be used first?

LPV has been installed on Blue Ghost lander. Its sampling head will emit pressurized gas, which will stir up the lunar soil and create a small tornado of dust. When stirred, particles up to one centimeter in size will fly and collect in the sample container. Lunar PlanetVac is among the 10 payloads that have been installed in the Blue Ghost lander.