How Hot is the Moon? A New NASA Mission is About to Find Out
Understanding how heat moves through the lunar regolith can help scientists understand how the Moon's interior formed.
Tag: Moon
Pluto’s Moon Charon Just Got More Fascinating After JWST Finds Carbon Dioxide
Pluto's moon just keeps getting more and more interesting.
The moon had active volcanoes while dinosaurs were still chilling on Earth
New findings show lunar volcanic activity occurred as recently as 120 million years ago.
Yes, the Moon does have a (ghostly thin) atmosphere — and it was made possible by meteorite impacts
Meteorites keep the Moon's fragile atmosphere alive.
Time ticks slightly faster on the Moon by 57 microseconds. Here’s why this is a big deal
The success of the upcoming manned Artemis missions to the Moon hinge on perfect syncronization between time-keeping instruments.
Saturn’s moon Titan has waves of methane crashing down on its coastline
It's one of the most Earth-like places in our solar system... except it's nothing like the Earth.
NASA wants to build futuristic levitating rail on the moon (and much more)
This is just one of the "sci-fi" projects NASA is working on now.
Japan and NASA will send a ‘camper van’ to the Moon. Astronauts will drive it without a spacesuit
The Lunar Cruiser can support a two-person crew for 30 days. Everything they need is inside.
Did we already colonize the moon — with tardigrades?
They're some of the toughest creatures we know of. We may have just brought them to the moon.
The Lunar Anthropocene — a New Geological Era on the Moon?
It's time to start looking at space exploration with a different lens.
Scientists finally confirm what’s inside the Moon – and it’s not cheese
That's one mystery about the Moon we can take off of the list.
Why India landing a spacecraft near the Moon’s South Pole is such a historic moment
First images shared hours after the landing reveal a pockmarked surface
Japanese lander apparently crashed in final moments of moon landing attempt
There were no people on board, though the plan is to eventually offer a taxi service
How on Earth did we start using “once in a blue moon”?
The moon does turn "blue" sometimes, but this idiom doesn't really refer to its color.
A Big Blue Marble. A History of Earth from Space
Over 70 years as humanity has begun to explore space, we have upon occasion, turned our gaze back to our ...
Jupiter now has 92 moons: the new solar system lunar king
Jupiter has one-upped Saturn for now.
NASA finally launches the most powerful rocket in history mission around the Moon. Here’s what you need to know
This is the first practical step towards bringing NASA astronauts back to the Moon after more than 50 years of ...
CAPSTONE paves the way: NASA’s tiny satellite reaches the Moon to test orbit for future space station
A lot is riding on this 55-pound machine.
The Moon has so much potential, but not so much usable space — how can it be used reasonably?
Can we all get along on the Moon?
Moon could have formed in mere hours, NASA says
New study finds our Moon could have developed insanely fast.
What would happen if the moon actually disappeared?
The moon isn't just a pretty face.
Chinese scientists release the most detailed geological map of the Moon to date
The very detailed map has been released and is free to use.
In the future, moon astronauts could look to volcanoes for their water supplies
There's no liquid water on the surface of the moon -- but that doesn't mean there's no way to get ...
The Moon’s dark spots were caused by a huge asteroid impact billions of years ago — on the other side
The shock and heat pushed certain minerals all the way through the Moon.
The moon has a new crater — this time, created by a rogue rocket
Astronomers have tracked the rocket for many years, but its origin is still contested
China builds the world’s first artificial moon
Scientists will use the new moon to aid in future interstellar colonization.
Earth’s oldest rock was actually found on the moon and brought home by Apollo 14
The rock was jettisoned to the moon when early Earth was pounded by daily meteorite impacts.
Astronomers find moon-forming disk around exoplanet
The revolving disk holds enough matter to seed three moons the size of Earth's.
Why don’t satellites fall down from the sky?
They keep falling, but not down.
Changes in moon’s ‘wobble’ could cause record floods in 2030
The moon wobbles in roughly 18-year cycles like a rocking ship as it orbits Earth. Next cycle could exacerbate rising ...
NASA says U.S. coastal cities should expect frequent high-tide floods by mid-2030, and the Moon is partly to blame
We're more to blame but that doesn't make for catchy headlines.
We’ve found a dead star that’s about as large as the Moon, but weighs more than the Sun
Space is full of surprises.
Chinese rover finds weird shard-shaped rock on the far side of the moon
It may have been formed by a meteor impact.
Radio waves snap a picture of Apollo 15 landing site picture all the way from Earth
This may be a game changer in astronomy.
China crashes Chang’e-5 spacecraft into moon after collecting first lunar samples in 45 years
The experience will prove useful in China's future sample missions to Mars in 2030 and upcoming crew missions to the ...
NASA wants to put a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2026
After the moon, they also want to put one on Mars.
Twinkle, twinkle, little … moon? Jupiter’s icy moon Europa glows in the dark, researchers find
As if Europa needed to get even cooler.
NASA finds water in cold traps on the moon — and it could sustain a lunar base
The moon is much wetter than we thought -- not one, but two papers show it.
Water Found on the Moon’s Sunlit Surface
NASA has announced that water is more common on the Moon than previously believed, with traces now discovered at its ...
4G on the Moon? Yes! NASA and Nokia are already working on it
Cat videos and memes -- soon on a Moon near you.
NASA plans to set a telescope on the far side of the Moon
It's part of a set of innovative projects funded by the space agency.
Trump gives signal for moon mining with new decree
US shows a pro-business approach regarding space resources.
Urine, the future material to build new bases at the moon
Urea could help build hardier, sturdier bases in space.
NASA and amateur space enthusiast find lost Indian moon lander
Parts from the craft landed in almost two dozen locations spanning several kilometers.
NASA shows how the next moon lander would look like
The US space agency hopes to go back to the moon by 2024
50 years ago, Apollo 12 made history with US second moon landing
One of NASA's most forgotten missions to the moon, but also one of the funniest
Lunar dirt can be broken down into oxygen and metals
This study rocks.
Saturn is now the planet with the most moons
If having most moons was a race, Saturn just took an unexpected lead.
China’s lunar rover finds strange substance on the moon
Mission scientists said it is "gel-like" and has an "unusual color."
NASA mission to the moon Europa gets the green light
NASA approved early-stage plans for the mission.
