The near side of the Moon, which faces the Earth, is thinner, while the mysterious far side is crammed with thick layers of ...

A new analysis of material brought back from the far side of the Moon by China's Chang'e-6 mission has found evidence that ...

Unlike Earth, the Moon doesn't have much of a magnetic field – and yet, a strange pile of rocks on the far side seems mysteriously magnetized. A new study suggests that a major cataclysm, over and ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Chris Vaughan/Starry Night Deep below the Earth's crust, molten rock rises and falls, ...

About 4.5 billion years ago, a Mars-sized object smashed into the young Earth, spraying debris that coalesced to form the moon, many scientists think. Some remnants of that object, called Theia, exist ...

As aspirations for lunar colonization grow, so does the need to understand the moon's freshwater reservoirs. Researchers are interested in determining if these hidden natural resources could serve as ...

The surface of the Moon is a harsh environment with no air, low gravity, dust, and micrometeorites–tiny rocks or metal particles–flying faster than 22,000 mph. These conditions can pose a hazard to ...

On 16 December 2020 the Chang’e-5 mission, China’s first sample return mission to the Moon, successfully delivered to Earth nearly two kilograms of rocky fragments and dust from our celestial ...

Data from India's recent Chandrayaan-3 mission supports the idea that an ocean of molten rock once covered the moon. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.