Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve projects a certain lunar-like feel –appropriate for an International Dark ...

In the 1960s, NASA needed to prepare astronauts for walking on the moon's surface, so it searched for the most lunar-like landscape on Earth. When they found it, it seemed almost unbelievable that ...

ARCO, Idaho (KIFI) – As millions of eyes watched the take-off of NASA's first manned space flight around the moon in more than 50 years, an Idaho State University (ISU) scientist and National Park ...

You don't need a space ship to get to the moon – or somewhere that looks like it, at least. Located in Idaho’s Snake River Plain, Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve encompasses three ...

What are the best places on the Moon to find water ice that can be used for future crewed missions to the Moon’s surface?

Fresh craters reshape the Moon far beyond visible debris, revealing faster surface turnover and new clues about lunar history ...

A new study, published in Science Advances, has refined some important details about the moon's largest and oldest impact ...