These popular astronomy questions, answered by Astronomy magazine, will help you better understand our universe - and share ...
Scientists say Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck—dramatic trenches near the lunar south pole—were carved in a blast that ...
The rocket-powered Gracie will conduct five hops during its short lunar stay, including one into the depths of a shadowy ...
The lunar heart, created by the interplay of light and shadow, is visible once a month, just before our satellite reaches First Quarter.
Take a road trip through Nevada to this moon-like crater used by NASA astronauts as a training ground to prepare them for the lunar landscape.
The Earth's Grand Canyon took millions of years to carve, but the moon's grand canyons took about ten minutes.
How an ancient asteroid strike carved out 2 grand canyons on the moon - New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons on t ...
The chemical makeup of mineral inclusions preserved in impact glass hints at the site of a missing impact crater. Tektites are natural glass formed when debris falls back to Earth after a ...
Nestled in the heart of New Zealand’s geothermal wonderland, Craters of the Moon Taupō invites visitors to embark on a journey through one of the region’s most mesmerizing landscapes.
For decades, scientists believed the moon’s surface is geologically dead and had stopped shifting billions of years ago. Large ridges on its near side were thought to have formed as the moon shrank ...
The moon is an integral part of the sky above us. Over time, each month’s full moon has acquired a unique name of its own: ...
One week ago, a private lunar lander left the ground on a nearly 7-week journey to reach the surface of the moon. The launch may not have had the headline-grabbing power of last year's historic ...