We might finally know how old the Moon is
Researchers from the German Aerospace Center say they’ve developed a new numerical model that suggests the Moon is a bit younger than anyone thought. The …
Researchers from the German Aerospace Center say they’ve developed a new numerical model that suggests the Moon is a bit younger than anyone thought. The …
NASA needs a lot of money if it hopes to achieve a crewed mission to the Moon by 2024, but lawmakers aren’t giving in. A …
A pair of new NASA directives tweaks Planetary Protection policies to allow for human exploration of the Moon and Mars Preventing contamination of other worlds …
China says the strange ‘gel’ substance it detected on the surface of the Moon was actually a mixture of many different things. The material likely …
New readings from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter reveal that the metal content within lunar craters is significantly higher than on the surface. The findings could …
NASA is offering up to $20,000 for your lunar toilet designs in advance of its Artemis missions to the Moon. The toilet has to be …
Researchers are searching for an explanation for why the side of the Moon that faces Earth happens to be covered in dark spots, called “maria,” …
Government documents that have been declassified reveal a decades-old plan to nuke the Moon. The bombing would have been conducted as a show of force …
NASA just selected a lander to ferry its VIPER rover to the Moon for a water-hunting mission in 2024. The VIPER mission will hunt for …
The Moon’s mysterious disappearance from the sky in the year 1100 is just now getting an explanation by scientists. It’s believed that volcanic activity on …
Photographer Andrew McCarthy captured an image of the Moon that is quite literally “impossible.” By stitching together over a dozen individual images, McCarthy created a …
The fifth-largest piece of the Moon known to exist here on Earth is up for sale. At a price of roughly $2.5 million, it’s a …
NASA will send a ‘Lunar Flashlight’ to illuminate the shadowy craters and depressions on the Moon’s south pole. The space agency hopes to find water …
NASA and the USGS partnered up to create the most detailed map of the Moon ever. The map, which is available online, color-codes craters and …
NASA needs new designs for pint-sized rover payloads that it can send to the Moon. The space agency wants miniaturized hardware capable of scouring the …
NASA scientists dream up a way to turn a Moon crater into a massive radio telescope. The concept relies on a large crater on the …
Scientists say astronaut pee could be a vital ingredient in building structures on the Moon. Urea, found in urine, can be used to help bind …
NASA’s RASSOR robot is headed to the Moon, and it’s designed to dig into the surface. The robot uses a drum to scoop up lunar …
It’s been a relatively quiet start to 2020 as far as skywatching goes. Sure, we’ve had some full Moons and a few other treats here …
Many of the planets in our solar system have multiple moons, and some even have dozens of large objects cruising around in orbit around them. …
China started off 2019 by completing the first soft landing on the far side Earth’s moon. It was a monumental achievement, and the months since …
Humans are headed back to the Moon. That much is abundantly clear, as NASA, the European Space Agency, China, and others have either announced plans …
Of all the places in our solar system where life might be hiding out, Saturn’s frosty moon Enceladus might be the most tantalizing. The Moon …
Despite many eyes in the scientific community focusing on Mars over the past decade, Earth’s Moon still provides a huge scientific opportunity for space agencies …
There’s ice on the Moon. Various research efforts have shown this to be the case, and scientists are doing their best to find out exactly …
China may have had to sit and watch as countries like the United States dominated space for decades, but things are a whole lot different …
Earlier this month, the Chinese space agency revealed that the Yutu-2 rover it sent to the far side of the Moon months back found something …
Volcanic eruptions happen regularly here on Earth, and for the most part, we’ve learned to deal with them. But volcanism isn’t something that’s unique to …
NASA is sending humans back to the Moon, and they’re doing it on an abbreviated timetable, but in addition to getting boots on the lunar …
NASA astronaut candidates have to meet a long list of criteria before the space agency decides they’re fit to carry out important duties in space. …