A team led by the University of Colorado Boulder is pioneering a new solution to…
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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 the Corn, Fruit, Barley, and Hungry Ghost Moon; the end…
Astronaut Doug “Wheels” Wheelock spent his NASA career expanding knowledge of living and working in…
A new sensor to identify lunar volatiles is being assembled in a clean room at…
A new study led by scientists at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in…
Dozens of times over the last decade NASA scientists have launched laser beams at a…
The international journal Earth-Science Reviews published a paper offering an overview of the lava tubes…
Hubble Uses Our Moon to Probe Earth’s Atmosphere During a Lunar Eclipse Astronauts who have…
The unusual dark greenish and glistening “gel-like” substance in a crater on the far side…
A research team led by Osaka University investigated the formation ages of 59 lunar craters…
Earth’s natural satellite was formed from debris created by a collision between the young Earth…
The winners for the JPL-led “Honey, I Shrunk the NASA Payload” challenge have been announced,…
Life on Earth would not be possible without the Moon; it keeps our planet’s axis…
The next full Moon is called the Buck Moon, Thunder Moon, Hay Moon, Mead Moon,…
As NASA prepares for our return to the Moon, innumerable activities to equip, shelter, and…
Earth’s Moon has a ‘near side’ that is perpetually Earth-facing and a ‘far side’, which…
NASA has awarded Astrobotic of Pittsburgh $199.5 million to deliver NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration…
A research team from ETH Zurich and the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research…