The shadow of the Blue Ghost spacecraft after it landed on the moon, with Earth in the distance. Blue Ghost just completed its mission, which lasted a full lunar day — two Earth weeks — on the near ...

Scientists have long sought to determine the age of the moon's South Pole–Aitken (SPA) basin, the largest and oldest known ...

It covers nearly three-quarters of our planet but the ocean floor is less mapped than the moon, an astonishing fact driving a ...

Houston-based company Intuitive Machines put its Athena spacecraft on the moon around 12:31 p.m. ET ... Athena’s software includes a map of craters within the area. The algorithm identifies ...

The Houston-based company put its Athena spacecraft on the moon just after 12:30 p.m. ET. The landing site closer to the lunar south pole than any human or vehicle has traveled before.

From fiery 'blood moons' to ancient legends, discover the surprising science and history behind lunar eclipses.

What form does it take? How much is there? Does it change over time? Lunar Trailblazer wants answers. This little satellite will map Moon water in unprecedented detail. The info it gathers during its ...

The Moon is our closest cosmic neighbor, and yet little is ever said about its geography. Today we're diving deeper into why this is and why this might not be the case forever! Pine Cones ...

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander has captured a gorgeous shot of sunrise on the moon as it begins its workday on the lunar surface. Blue Ghost aced its lunar landing attempt on Sunday (March ...

Most areas in North and South America will be able to see next month's lunar eclipse. A "blood moon" as seen from the South Physics Observatory at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on ...

The Lunar Thermal Mapper, or LTM, will map and measure the lunar surface temperature. The High-resolution Volatiles and Minerals Moon Mapper, or HVM3, will look at the moon's surface for a ...