A lunar crater of planetary proportions, the South Pole-Aitken basin, is finally revealing the secrets of its violent birth.

Recent research has shed light on the role of the Moon’s largest impact crater in explaining the stark visual and geological differences between the Moon’s near side, which faces Earth, and its far ...

As astronauts prepare for south-polar landings, a new look at the Moon’s biggest crater points to a pivotal moment in lunar ...

A new study reveals that the largest lunar crater, South Pole-Aitken basin, was formed by an oblique impact that shaped the ...

When the first astronauts walked on the moon as part of the Apollo Program, the concept of lunar habitats ceased being the stuff of science fiction and became a matter of scientific study. With ...

U.S. astronauts who return to the moon’s surface in the years ahead for the first time in more than half a century will have ...

Analysis of previously untouched preserved core samples from the mysterious 'Light Mantle' landslide shed light on what caused this huge tumbling of rocks. A mysterious lunar landslide might be the ...