Whether President Donald Trump still supports returning astronauts to the lunar surface remains to be seen, but one thing is ...
A moon of Earth's own. While 2024 PT5 never officially joined Earth's orbit, the almost-moon still became a topic of interest ...
China plans to send a flying robot to the far side of the moon next year to search for the frozen water that could hold the ...
The moon may still be geologically active, judging from the way the lunar far side is wrinkling as the moon contracts. At ...
A chunk of space rock that visited near Earth's orbit last year was widely called a "mini-moon," a nickname that was more ...
Why being first to return to the moon matters.
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Its key task would be to efficiently mine and transport lunar regolith – the loose rocky material covering the Moon's surface ...
Humans are inching closer to living beyond Earth, but sustaining life on the moon or Mars requires a critical resource: water ...
On January 18, the team at Firefly carried out Blue Ghost’s first engine burn, firing up the lander’s thrusters and main ...
Researchers found young ridges on the moon’s far side, proving it is still geologically active. The ridges formed in last 200 ...
PT5, a near-Earth object discovered last year, has captivated scientists with its potential lunar origins. Likely ejected ...