NASA has named a Moon crater after Arctic explorer Matthew Henson, honoring his leadership in…
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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 Green Bank Telescope captured the Moon’s Tycho Crater in record detail, paving the way…
Scheduled for 2023, NASA’s VIPER rover will land near the Moon’s Nobile Crater to search…
The Next Full Moon is the Harvest Moon; the Fruit or Barley Moon; the Corn…
Five firms join NASA’s Artemis push, developing next-gen lunar landers for a lasting human presence…
NASA will host a media teleconference Monday, September 20, at 4 p.m. EDT, to announce…
Scientists created a strong concrete-like material, AstroCrete, using simulated Martian soil, human blood protein, and…
University of Arizona aerospace and mining engineers are mapping out a plan for harvesting the…
NASA is asking American companies to contribute ideas for a next-generation Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV)…
This month we’ll get to see a Full Moon on August 22, 2021, known by…
PhD student discovers that solar radiation could be a more important source of lunar iron…
As NASA prepares to go to the Moon with the Artemis program, in-situ resource utilization…
Small spacecraft will play a big role in lunar exploration, including a Moon-bound CubeSat launching later…
Vanderbilt astrophysicist Karan Jani has led a series of studies that make the first case…
New NASA studies have mapped where pieces of the Moon’s mantle are most likely exposed…
The shadows cast by the roughness of the Moon’s surface create small cold spots for…
Researchers explain the design of the relay communication satellite that enabled us to peek at…
NASA’s new TRIDENT drill will search for water ice beneath the lunar surface, a vital…