In the summer of 2024, a robotic mission landed for the first time on the far side of the Moon. The Chinese Chang'e-6 lander planted a flag, dug up more than four pounds of rock and soil, and brought ...

"The Moon is like a time capsule—it has preserved a record of events that have been erased from Earth by erosion, plate tectonics and other geological processes." ...

Ancient samples from the moon's far side are helping scientists uncover how asteroid impacts shaped the early solar system.

Berkeley — Using a state-of-the-art computer model of the lunar interior, geophysicists at the University of California, Berkeley, have shown that a mighty burp early in the moon’s history could ...

Some parts of the moon are more interesting than others, especially when searching for future places for humans to land and work. There are also some parts of the moon about which we know less than ...

New research from a Western University postdoctoral fellow shows the early lunar crust, which makes up the surface of the moon, was considerably enriched in water more than 4 billion years ago, ...

For decades, scientists have debated whether the early Solar System endured one sudden, catastrophic wave of asteroid strikes ...

The Moon our satellite companion that illuminates our path during the night on a telescope detailed view with the Lunar craters and seas. An amazing space scene on our lovely Solar System A study led ...