The spacecraft, about the size of a small car, conducted a series of experiments. It drilled three feet into the lunar soil, took X-ray images of the magnetic bubble that surrounds and protects Earth ...

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

New research from scientists with the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences and published in the journal Science found that sample analysis backs up an established model of the moon as a global ...

The sheer number of objects suggests scientists will soon have to grapple with what counts as a moon versus what’s just a ...

“Radar images from the Cassini mission reveal elongated streaks on Titan's surface that can extend for hundreds of kilometers ...

Mars is the Red Planet, but turns out the moon has the makings of a reddish cast, too. Yes, scientists have found rust on the moon. The question is: why?

By analyzing basalt fragments retrieved from this region, the scientists discovered that these rocks share ... evolution of the moon, according to scientists. Join our Space Forums to keep talking ...

Astronomers have discovered a panoply of new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the ringed gas giant's total up to 274 moons—far ...

Two space mining missions are blasting off ... Athena will be carrying a set of instruments and a drill to study the rocks and soil beneath the moon's surface and will help scientists identify ...