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The Moon, Earth’s only natural satellite, has captivated humanity for millennia and remains a vital focus of scientific research and exploration. Its surface preserves a record of the solar system’s early history, offering insights into planetary formation, asteroid impacts, and volcanic activity. Modern studies of the Moon inform our understanding of Earth’s tides, climate stability, and even the potential for future human settlement beyond our planet. From lunar geology to the search for water ice and new missions from space agencies and private companies, explore the latest findings and developments in Moon science and exploration.
The next full Moon is a near-total lunar eclipse, the Beaver, Frost/Frosty, or Snow Moon;…
The traps likely contain solid carbon dioxide that could be used to sustain robot or…
The Moon’s regolith contains vast oxygen reserves, potentially enough to support humanity for 100,000 years—if…
https://youtu.be/bpXEyfMyru0 On November 19, 2021 (late evening of the 18th in some time zones), the…
A team of University of Arizona-led researchers thinks that the near-Earth asteroid Kamo`oalewa might actually…
NASA Reaffirms Commitment to Moon and Mars Under Artemis In the first major Artemis update…
NASA’s PRIME-1 lunar mission will drill for ice, test 4G communications, and deploy a crater-hopping…
NASA’s Orion spacecraft is secured atop the agency’s powerful Space Launch System rocket, and the…
NASA seeks young engineers to help design a new robot concept for an excavation mission…
The Next Full Moon is the Hunter’s Moon; the Travel, Dying Grass, Sanguine, or Blood…
Chang’E-5’s 2-billion-year-old basalts reveal prolonged volcanism, mantle dehydration, and a slower thermal evolution of the…
Believe it or not, observing the Moon is something you can do no matter the…
Everyone, everywhere, every year is invited to celebrate with fellow Moon enthusiasts around our planet…
The public is invited to participate in several of NASA’s virtual activities in celebration of…
Scientists share analysis of first fresh samples from the moon in more than 40 years.…
Masten Space Systems has developed a method to create landing pads during a lunar descent…
Permanently shadowed lunar craters contain water ice, but are difficult to image. A machine learning…