The moon, Earth’s nearest celestial neighbor, has fascinated humanity for centuries. Its presence in art, literature, and ...

In a significant leap for lunar exploration, NASA has partnered with Firefly Aerospace to send six experiments to the Moon's ...

with virtually every square inch of the moon covered in lava plains. The erupting lava (molten rock that reaches the surface) comes from areas of 'melt' within the mantle, which are rising pockets ...

However, a latest study, published in the journal Nature, claims that the moon may be over 100 million years older than ...

the Moon would still have looked gray, he says, although the molten rock would have been bright red. Sponsor Message The abundant flowing lava would have filled up old craters, which could account ...

NASA's recent flybys of Io, however, reveal that it likely doesn't contain a global magma ocean beneath its surface, as determined by new observations of the moon's gravity. Instead, each of Io's 400 ...

The Moon held on to its magnetic field for most of its life — which could mean less lunar water available to future ...

In some places where the lava did not reach the surface, the zircon grains remained cool so that their internal clock was not affected. "The lunar rock samples tell us the moon's entire ...

Recently released documents reveal how Ireland struggled to find homes for two moon rock displays gifted by the U.S.

NASA's Juno spacecraft detected glowing lava ... moon's gravity. Instead, each of Io's 400 or so volcanoes may harbor their own chamber of magma. And as Juno's swoops by Io reveal, this roiling ...