A research team led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences has released a new high-resolution geologic map of the Moon. The map includes discoveries made in the last ten years, like an updated chronology ...

Scientists have identified volcanic glass beads in lunar soil samples, indicating that volcanic activity continued on the ...

The moon is more geologically complex than previously thought, scientists report Sept. 17 in two papers published in the journal Science. Their conclusion is based on data from the Diviner Lunar ...

The far side of the Moon has long been a blank space in humanity’s geological record, but China has just filled in a crucial ...

It's been half a century since humans last retrieved samples of the moon's surface, and we're finally going back — with better technology, too. With the successful Artemis 1 test flight in December ...

Planetary scientists like me have known that sulfur exists in lunar rocks and soils, but only at a very low concentration. These new measurements imply there may be a higher sulfur concentration than ...

The study of our Moon has experienced a renaissance in recent years, particularly through ongoing and planned sample return missions, which allow us to study lunar rock samples at unprecedented detail ...

Planetary scientists like me have known that sulfur exists in lunar rocks and soils, but only at a very low concentration. These new measurements imply there may be a higher sulfur concentration than ...

More than five decades have passed since Neil Armstrong took his “giant leap for mankind” by setting foot on the moon. Now a NASA test team, including a Western Carolina University professor, is ...

Have you ever wondered what kind of rocks make up those bright and dark splotches on the Moon? Well, the USGS has just released a new authoritative map to help explain the 4.5-billion-year-old history ...