A theory involving a "mushy zone" of ice along the moon’s fissures could explain the enormous plumes erupting from its south ...

A private spacecraft carrying NASA instruments to the surface of the moon in preparation for astronauts to return in the years ahead has reached lunar orbit about a month into its spaceflight.

MANILA, Philippines — A minor phreatic eruption was recorded at Taal Volcano on Sunday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported on Monday. In a bulletin ...

In the summer of 2024, a robotic mission landed for the first time on the far side of the Moon. The Chinese Chang’e-6 lander planted a flag, dug up more than four pounds of rock and soil ...

A striking orange-red full moon known as the snow moon will peak out from below the horizon this week. The second full moon of the winter, the snow moon will rise to illuminate evening skies for ...

Future missions could visit the basin and take rock samples to help scientists better understand the murky origins and history of the moon. Studying the moon also could reveal what conditions were ...

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Two lunar canyons, Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck, are surprisingly deeper than Earth’s Grand Canyon.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Jeff Bezos’ rocket company gave NASA a brief taste of the moon’s gravity Tuesday, without straying too ...

Blue Origin's famed New Shepard spacecraft successfully simulated the moon's low gravity on board its capsule during a brief flight Tuesday morning over West Texas. Video of the uncrewed launch ...