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Chinese scientists release the most detailed geological map of the Moon to date
The very detailed map has been released and is free to use.
In the future, moon astronauts could look to volcanoes for their water supplies
There's no liquid water on the surface of the moon -- but that doesn't mean there's no way to get ...
The Moon’s dark spots were caused by a huge asteroid impact billions of years ago — on the other side
The shock and heat pushed certain minerals all the way through the Moon.
The moon has a new crater — this time, created by a rogue rocket
Astronomers have tracked the rocket for many years, but its origin is still contested
China builds the world’s first artificial moon
Scientists will use the new moon to aid in future interstellar colonization.
Earth’s oldest rock was actually found on the moon and brought home by Apollo 14
The rock was jettisoned to the moon when early Earth was pounded by daily meteorite impacts.
Astronomers find moon-forming disk around exoplanet
The revolving disk holds enough matter to seed three moons the size of Earth's.
Why don’t satellites fall down from the sky?
They keep falling, but not down.
Changes in moon’s ‘wobble’ could cause record floods in 2030
The moon wobbles in roughly 18-year cycles like a rocking ship as it orbits Earth. Next cycle could exacerbate rising ...
NASA says U.S. coastal cities should expect frequent high-tide floods by mid-2030, and the Moon is partly to blame
We're more to blame but that doesn't make for catchy headlines.
We’ve found a dead star that’s about as large as the Moon, but weighs more than the Sun
Space is full of surprises.
Chinese rover finds weird shard-shaped rock on the far side of the moon
It may have been formed by a meteor impact.
Radio waves snap a picture of Apollo 15 landing site picture all the way from Earth
This may be a game changer in astronomy.
China crashes Chang’e-5 spacecraft into moon after collecting first lunar samples in 45 years
The experience will prove useful in China's future sample missions to Mars in 2030 and upcoming crew missions to the ...
A Big Blue Marble. A History of Earth from Space
Over 70 years as humanity has begun to explore space, we have upon occasion, turned our gaze back to our ...
NASA wants to put a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2026
After the moon, they also want to put one on Mars.
Twinkle, twinkle, little … moon? Jupiter’s icy moon Europa glows in the dark, researchers find
As if Europa needed to get even cooler.
NASA finds water in cold traps on the moon — and it could sustain a lunar base
The moon is much wetter than we thought -- not one, but two papers show it.
Water Found on the Moon’s Sunlit Surface
NASA has announced that water is more common on the Moon than previously believed, with traces now discovered at its ...