The findings are a big clue as to why the far and near hemispheres of the moon look so different.

Researchers have also suggested that an asteroid impact triggered the moon’s lopsidedness. Now, lunar rock and soil samples ...

A new NASA study using Apollo lunar soil samples challenges a long-held theory. It suggests meteorites were not the primary ...

Look high above the southern horizon at sunset on Jan. 25 to find the moon with its right half illuminated by direct sunlight ...

Our nearest neighbor, the moon, is still something of a mystery to us. For decades, scientists have wondered why it appears ...

A close-up view of a portion of a "relatively fresh" crater, looking southeast, as photographed during the third Apollo 15 lunar surface ...

A long-standing idea in planetary science is that water-rich meteorites arriving late in Earth's history could have delivered a major share of Earth's water. A new study by Universities Space Research ...

A research team led by Prof. TIAN Hengci from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...

Daichi Fujii from the Hiratsuka City Museum in Japan captured a meteor impact the moon with multiple telescopes. Credit: ...

The first material ever collected from the far side of the Moon could help settle a long-held lunar mystery. According to a ...

Although the Moon is Earth’s closest celestial neighbor, it is far from inactive. Recent observations reveal cracks spreading across its surface, driven by a combination of Earth's gravitational pull, ...

There are no reports from any government agency confirming a meteor or asteroid strike in the Midland area. Neither NASA nor ...