Soil and rocks returned from the moon's far side suggest it may be drier than the side constantly facing Earth.

A collaborative research team has improved visual localization and topographic mapping techniques that enable China's Zhurong ...

The phenomenon happens when the moon is at a point farthest away from Earth. It’s opposite to a supermoon, where the moon ...

Using samples gathered from the Chang’e-6 mission, scientists found that the interior of the moon on the half we never see ...

The Eagle will allow both Artemis astronauts and commercial payloads to travel much farther from their lunar landing sites.

We tend to take the moon for granted—after all, it’s there night after night, just hanging out in the starry sky. But occasionally, it does something particularly cool or looks even more ...

Recent findings from samples collected by China's Chang'e 6 mission have provided valuable insights into the history of the moon, particularly its far side. The Chang'e 6 mission launched in early ...

Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A startup company wants to establish mining operations on the moon to extract a rare isotope needed for future quantum computers ...

The phenomenon happens when the Sun, Earth, and Moon line up. A highly anticipated total lunar eclipse, commonly referred to as a "blood moon," will take place overnight on Thursday and Friday.

Stargazers across the U.S. and other parts of the world tilted their eyes up into the night sky before dawn to witness the glowing "blood worm moon" staring back at them. The stunning spectacle ...

Those who glanced up at the sky Thursday night had an opportunity to catch the March 2025 "Blood Moon," a phenomenon that colors the full moon in shades of red, orange and yellow during a total ...

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