Astronauts were last on the moon in 1972 during the Apollo 17 mission. But before Artemis II, NASA will send two missions to scout the surface of the lunar south pole for resources that could ...

Scientists propose a 'remelting' of the Moon's surface ... the gaps of lunar history, with tidal heating emerging as a crucial mechanism for understanding the Moon's geological features.

Researchers accounted for the previously overlooked structures of the dwarf planet and moon in computer simulations of a ...

Lunar Trailblazer will focus specifically on mapping the moon. A brief timeline of water discoveries on the Moon Scientists have long been fascinated by the surface of our closest celestial ...

The crew of four will travel in an Orion spacecraft, which the agency launched around the moon and successfully returned during the Artemis I mission. But before Artemis II, NASA will send two ...

(Credit: Alexey Chizhik/Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research) Much about the Moon remains shrouded in mystery, including its age. Analyses of samples brought back from the lunar surface ...

was left in lunar orbit after it rendezvoused with the command module Collins was in the next day and Eagle eventually landed back on the moon’s surface. Apollo 12 was NASA’s second crewed ...

This report highlights the lunar phases with dates and times for the full moon and the new moon lunar calendar for the upcoming 12 months. The annual lunar calendar below highlights the moon ...

Planetary scientists believe the moon's surface may have "remelted" around 4.35 billion years ago, masking much older lunar features beneath. The moon is thought to have formed when Earth collided ...

A private mission to the moon will launch next month to pave the way for humanity's return to the lunar surface. Ghost Riders in the Sky - the mission name chosen by US start-up Firefly Aerospace ...