MOON SURFACE

Scientists have detected a large underground cave near the Apollo 11 landing site on the moon. The cave, potentially 130 feet wide, could offer protection from cosmic radiation and other hazards for future lunar missions. NASA and other countries ar...

Scientists have confirmed the existence of a cave on the moon near the Apollo 11 landing site, potentially offering shelter for future astronauts. Located at the Sea of Tranquility, 250 miles from where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed, the cav...

Soon the Earth will come between the Sun and the Moon and it will create astronomical spectacles. As the Moon rotates around the Earth in an orbit, it will keep on changing its shape when seen from the Earth. Know about the Full Moon and the New Moo...

NASA's JPL recently used radar to capture images of two passing asteroids. Asteroid 2011 UL21, discovered by Catalina Sky Survey in 2011, passed safely at 4.1 million miles on June 27. It's nearly a mile wide and has a small moonlet orbiting it. Ast...

A persistent conspiracy theory in the US claims the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing was faked, suggesting NASA staged photos and videos. Russian scientist Yury Borisov, head of Roscosmos, confirmed the authenticity of lunar soil samples provided by the ...

China's Chang'e-5 lunar lander that returned to the Earth after exploring the far end of the moon, has come back with some interesting artefacts from the moon's surface, that are key to understanding the geological evolution of the moon from the Ear...

NASA released a spectacular photo of Phobos, a moon of Mars that is approaching a slow collision with the planet. This moon, which was formerly a comet, is distinguished by its white ice streaks and Stickney Crater.

China's Chang'e 6 mission returned with samples from the Moon's far side, sparking misinformation about NASA's Apollo landings. Chinese-language posts falsely claimed the 1969 US moon landing was staged, fueling anti-US sentiment amid the US-China s...

China's latest lunar probe has brought back some amazing artefacts, including samples like a volcanic rock that may be nearly 2.5 million years old, suggest latest reports. Some soil samples have also been brought back by the Chang'e-6 lunar lander ...

The development came after India in August 2023 became the first country to land near the little-explored lunar South Pole region when its Chandrayaan-3's lander, carrying the Pragyaan rover, successfully landed there.

The Moon, Earth’s one and only natural satellite that’s always there. But it is moving away from us and it’s actually changing our understanding of how our own planet interacts with it, affecting things like the length of days in Earth.

Pictures of outer space and unexplored lands are always very special and if it is taken under challenging conditions and the outcome is phenomenal, there are simply no words to explain the feeling. Such is the case with a recent photograph of Jupite...

China's Chang'e-6 probe on Tuesday lifted off from the far side of the Moon for its journey back to Earth carrying the first rock samples ever collected from the rarely explored terrain, in an ambitious mission that underscored the country's rise as...

China landed the Chang'e-6 craft on the far side of the moon to retrieve rocks and soil, elevating its space power status in a global rush for lunar minerals.

NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) are working together to create a standardized time system for the moon. This initiative, part of the Artemis program, aims to coordinate lunar missions from various countries and private entities. The lack of...

The fifth full moon of 2024, known as the "Flower Moon," will light up the evening skies this week, rising in the east as the sun sets in the west. Also referred to as the "Milk Moon" or "Hare Moon," this celestial event promises to be a stunning si...

NASA has unveiled plans for the first lunar railway system, vital for sustainable lunar bases envisioned by the 2030s. The system, part of the Moon to Mars initiative, features FLOAT (Flexible Levitation on a Track) technology. FLOAT employs magneti...

The unmanned Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) touched down in January at a wonky angle that left its solar panels facing the wrong way.

Odysseus, the first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon since 1972, nears the end of its lunar mission, with its battery in its final hours. Despite a challenging landing that left it tilted and hindered communication, the spacecraft has transmitted...