Moon
Impacts From Interstellar Objects Should Leave Very Distinct Craters
In a recent study submitted to Earth and Planetary Astrophysics, a team of researchers from Yale University investigated how to…
South Korea’s First Orbital Mission to the Moon is on its Way
South Korea launched its first robotic mission to the Moon last week, as a SpaceX Falcon 9 successfully launched the…
NASA’s Space Launch System Gets Tentative Launch Date of August 29th
NASA has announced tentative placeholder launch dates for its beast of a rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), on its…
Lava Tubes on the Moon Maintain Comfortable Room Temperatures Inside
Searching for a comfortable place to set up a research station on the Moon? Look no further than the interior…
NASA Says It’s Satisfied With Rehearsal for SLS Moon Rocket Launch
NASA says it's finished with having to do full-scale dress rehearsals for the first liftoff of its moon-bound Space Launch…
The Moon Could Have Gathered Some of its Water from the Earth’s Atmosphere
Our Moon is a fascinating world that has captivated us since time immemorial. Long before the first telescope was invented,…
China’s Lunar Lander Finds Water Under its Feet
Earlier this year, scientists from China’s Chang’E-5 lunar lander revealed they had found evidence of water in the form of…
A Geologic map of the Entire Moon has Been Released at 1:2,500,000-Scale
Chinese scientists have created the most detailed map of the Moon yet. It took them 10 years and involved hundreds…
The Moon’s Ancient Volcanoes Could Have Created Ice Sheets Dozens of Meters Thick
Everyone loves looking at the Moon, especially through a telescope. To see those dark and light patches scattered across its…
Plants can grow in lunar regolith, but they’re not happy about it
NASA is sending astronauts back to the Moon by the end of this decade, and hope to send humans to…