A private moon mission planned for 2027 will be the first step towards commercial lunar mining of rare and expensive helium-3 ...

New research from scientists with the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences and published in the journal Science found that ...

The leading explanation for all of these mysteries is known as the giant impact hypothesis. According to this story, when the solar system was just getting started, a Mars-size protoplanet named Theia ...

China’s Chang’e 6 mission uncovers evidence of a molten lunar magma ocean and a violent ancient impact.

A team of geologists at the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, the Institute of Space Sciences and the Shandong ...

Researchers are still not sure how old the moon is. However, there is now growing evidence that it is almost as old as our ...

While making the deliveries, the Blue Ghost lander experienced one lunar day. During the course of that day, it captured ...

A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth is positioned directly between the moon and sun, blocking the sun's rays from the ...

Blue Ghost, a Texas-built lunar lander, sent its final message home from the moon’s surface Sunday before powering down and ...

The most widely accepted theory suggests that the Moon formed after a massive collision between early Earth and a protoplanet called Theia. A new study now provides more precise insights into the ...

Mars is the Red Planet, but turns out the moon has the makings of a reddish cast, too. Yes, scientists have found rust on the moon. The question is: why?