A new image from NASA’S Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft shows the impact crater on the…
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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.
New data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter reveals evidence of basaltic volcanism on the Moon…
Using new data obtained by NASA’s GRAIL mission, astronomers discovered that a volcanic plume, not…
This new four minute ScienceCast video details what you can expect to see during the…
New research shows that high-energy particles from large solar storms can penetrate the moon’s polar…
In a newly published study, scientists reveal that there is an extremely soft layer deep…
New observations from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Spacecraft reveals that lunar pits on our moon…
By using refined techniques to compare the measurements of oxygen isotopes in lunar samples with…
Using data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory, scientists…
This newly released mosaic shows a crater-riddled region at the lunar south pole of our…
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captures a rare view of Earth from the moon. NASA’s Lunar…
New computer simulations show that the unusually hydrogen-rich apatite crystals observed in many lunar rock…
Cassini views Saturn’s moons Prometheus, Pandora, Janus, and Epimetheus. Two pairs of moons make a…
Lunar rock samples reveal evidence of a huge meteorite strike 4.2 billion years ago. A…
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured the first images of the Chinese Chang’e 3 lander…
Using data from NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory mission, researchers offer new insight into…
This new four minute ScienceCast video details the upcoming NASA LADEE mission to explore lunar…
A team of researchers has found evidence of water locked in mineral grains on the…