Moon
There’s a Vast Microbial Ecosystem Underneath the Crater that Wiped Out the Dinosaurs
How did life arise on Earth? How did it survive the Hadean eon, a time when repeated massive impacts excavated…
One Mars Trojan asteroid has the same chemical signature as the Earth’s moon
Mars has a trojan asteroid that could be a captured rock from the surface of the Moon.
Why Does the Moon’s Ryder Crater Look This Way?
This may be one of the strangest craters you’ll ever see. Ryder crater is located near the south pole of…
NASA and Seven Countries Sign the Artemis Accords for the Exploration of the Moon. Russia Declined to Participate
It looks like Russia is thumbing its nose at international cooperation on the Moon. They've refused to sign the Artemis…
This Martian Lava Tube Skylight is 50 Meters Across. The Biggest Lava Tube on Earth is Only 15 Meters Across
NASA's Mariner 9 was the first spacecraft to orbit another planet when it reached Mars in late 1971. It got…
This is a Landslide… on the Moon
Landslides bringing you down? Landslides can be found all across our own planet Earth, on all seven continents plus the…
We Might Have a New Mini-Moon Soon
Is it a new asteroid mini--moon or a human-made mini-moon? That’s the question about a small object approaching Earth, called…
Check Out How Big the Planets and the Moon Will be in Our Sky Over the Next Two Years
Everything in space is moving. Galaxies collide and merge, massive clouds of gas migrate, and asteroids, comets, and rogue planets…
Earth’s Oxygen Could be Making the Moon Rust
It takes oxygen to make iron rust. So when scientists discovered hematite spread widely through lunar high latitudes, they were…
Lava Tubes on the Moon and Mars are Really, Really Big. Big Enough to Fit an Entire Planetary Base
Could lava tubes on the Moon and Mars play a role in establishing a human presence on those worlds? Possibly,…