Researchers found hematite or rust at the Moon’s poles, suggesting Earth’s oxygen may reach the lunar surface and cause ...

In 2020, scientists reported the detection of hematite, an iron oxide mineral otherwise known as rust, distributed through ...

Scientists were surprised to notice that the Moon is rusting, a process that typically requires oxygen and water, both of ...

NASA is gearing up for the Artemis II mission, a ten-day crewed flight around the Moon slated for February 2026. This ...

The Chang'e 6 mission in 2024 accomplished humanity's first-ever sampling from the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the far side of ...

See the crescent moon shine with Mars at sunset on Sept. 24. The crescent moon shines close to Mars above the western horizon ...

NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket is getting ready to send four astronauts from Earth on a journey around the Moon in 2026. Engineers have ...

Artemis III is planned for 2027. If it stays on schedule, it will be the mission that puts humans back on the moon for the first time in 55 years. The crew plans to touch down in one of 13 planned ...

The Moon is rusting — and it’s Earth’s fault. Scientists have found that oxygen particles blown from Earth to the Moon can ...

Lunar minerals generate the rust mineral hematite when bombarded with high-energy oxygen particles, experiments show.

Researchers are discussing 2025 PN7, a small celestial body that's following a similar orbital path to our planet's without being gravitationally tied to Earth ...

As of Monday, Sept. 22, the moon phase is Waxing Crescent, and according to NASA's Daily Moon Observation, there's just 1% ...