Similar to how Earth has interesting layers of soil, the Moon has “lunar regolith.” It is made due to the effect of meteoroids crashing into the Moon, as well as the particles charged from the Sun and ...
Recent findings in the field of astrophysics suggest something quite extraordinary – there could be movement within the Moon. This exciting revelation has sparked a flurry of research and theories ...
By poring over thousands of satellite images, researchers geolocated 245 fresh boulder tracks, revealing signs of seismic ...
Where did the Moon's magnetism go? For decades, scientists have been puzzled by this question, which has lingered since orbiters detected signs of high magnetic fields in lunar surface rocks. Today, ...
Until recently, we could only study geology by looking at rocks on Earth and the Moon —well, and the rare meteor or two that ...
Where do we come from? How did our planet form? How do we know about the history of our solar system? You can explore these universal questions in the Moon, Meteorite and Solar System Gallery. Earth’s ...
As if hard vacuum, intense cosmic radiation, corrosive dust, meteors, and temperatures whiplashing hundreds of degrees between night and day weren't enough, personnel at future Moon bases will be at ...
In a bold, strategic move for the U.S., acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy announced plans on August 5 to build a nuclear fission reactor for deployment on the lunar surface in 2030. Doing so would ...