Moon

Scientists Say the Moon Was Once a Giant Ocean of Molten Rock

China’s Chang’e 6 mission uncovers evidence of a molten lunar magma ocean and a violent ancient impact.

Astronomers Discover 128 New Moons Around Saturn Securing Its Title as the Moon King and Leaving Jupiter in the Dust

Jupiter may be out of the race for good.

Nokia Is Building a 4G Cell Network on the Moon and It’s Just the Beginning

The first 4G network on the moon could pave the way for future lunar colonies and Mars missions.

The moon has its own Grand Canyon that was created in just 10 minutes

Unlike the canyons on Earth, which were created through erosion, this one has a much more violent history.

The World’s First Moon Data Center Is Launching — Here’s What It Means

There's no shortage of data centers being built on Earth, but this one's a little different.

Earth Had a Tiny Second Moon for a Few Months. It Might Be A Chunk of the Moon

For a few months, Earth had a second moon — a tiny asteroid that may have been a piece of our own Moon

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.

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 own world, producing images that highlight our place in the vastness of space.

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 absence.

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 water on the moon.

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 sea levels due to climate change, which may lead to 3-4 times more days with floods in US coastlines.

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 moon.

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 sunlit Lunar South Pole. This is an area that has been traditionally considered free of water.