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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…
One Crater on the Moon is Filled with Ice and Gas that Came from a Comet Impact
After reanalyzing data from the LRO mission, a team of scientists has determined that water ice observed in a lunar…
Volcanism on the Moon Ended About 2 Billion Years ago
An international team examined lunar rocks brought back by the Chang'e-5 mission, and determined that volcanism ended on the Moon…
Apollo Rocks Reveal the Moon’s Early History
A new analysis of lunar rock samples has revealed details about its early history, particularly how the Moon's iron core…
Lunar Landings Will Make it Harder to Study the Moon’s Ice Deposits
A new study led by researchers from the JHUAPL indicates that future missions to the Moon could contaminate the lunar…
The Moon is an Ideal Spot for a Gravitational Wave Observatory
A prestigious pair of astronomers have published a paper recommending that a gravitational wave observatory be built on the far…
NASA is Giving the SLS a “Green Run” to Prepare it for Launch in Late 2021
Engineers at NASA's Stennis Space Center have resumed tests of the Core Stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) in…
This “All Terminator” Image of the Moon isn’t Actually Possible to See. But it Sure is Beautiful
"This moon might look a little funny to you, and that's because it is an impossible scene," wrote photographer Andrew…
Lunar Gateway Could be Built With the Falcon Heavy
NASA has announced that the Lunar Gateway could be launched in the coming years using the Falcon Heavy or another…
Want to Mine the Moon? Here’s a Detailed Map of all its Minerals
The USGS' Astrogeology Science Center has released a complete mineral map of the Moon, which the lunar mining crowd is…