Moon
Mysterious Swirls on the Moon Could Be Explained by Underground Magma
In the latest chapter of "The Mystery of the Lunar Swirls," planetary scientists have a new theory to explain these…
NASA Releases a New 3D Animation of the Lunar Gateway
To get to the Moon, NASA is building a Lunar Gateway in orbit to facilitate easier access to the Moon.…
Making Rocket Fuel Out of Lunar Regolith
In the coming years, NASA and other space agencies plan to extend the reach of human exploration. This will include…
China’s Chang’e-6 Probe Drops Off Samples From Moon’s Far Side
Three weeks after it lifted off from the far side of the moon, China's Chang'e-6 spacecraft dropped off a capsule…
Two Seismometers are Going to the Moon to Measure Moonquakes
Our Moon is shrinking and has been doing so since just after its formation ~4.5 billion years ago from a…
Chinese Probe Collects Moon Samples and Heads for Earth
China says its Chang'e-6 spacecraft has gathered up soil and rocks from the far side of the moon and has…
Chinese Probe Lands on Moon’s Far Side to Collect Samples for Return
After touching down on the moon's far side, China's Chang'e-6 lander is collecting samples to bring back to Earth —…
A New Way to Make Precise Maps of the Lunar Surface
There was a time when maps of the Moon were created from telescopic observations and drawings. Indeed Sir Patrick Moore…
How Much Water Would a Self-Sustaining Moonbase Need?
As humanity returns to the Moon in the next few years, they’re going to need water to survive. While resupplies…
Lighting Up the Moon’s Permanently Shadowed Craters
The Moon's polar regions are home to permanently shadowed craters. In those craters is ancient ice, and establishing a presence…