The energy of the impact melted rock and created a lunar magma ocean, which eventually cooled and became the moon’s surface, so the zircon crystals from the dust brought back by astronauts should give ...

These guys want to go to Mars. Let them go to Mars,” says one local. “The people here want to enjoy the beach” ...

If we can open up the moon, Couluris said, it will become "our eventual hub for the rest of the solar system.". The pace of Blue Origin work on lunar hardware is palpable.

And indeed, at roughly 29½-day intervals, the moon "meets" the sun and the cycle of lunar phases starts anew (hence we have a "new" moon). In contrast, a full moon appears opposite to the sun in ...

A private lunar lander from Japan has fallen silent while descending to a touchdown on the moon. Flight controllers lost contact with the spacecraft Friday and were uncertain of its fate.

Resilience, a lunar lander produced by the Japanese aerospace firm Ispace, has crashed into the Moon's surface. The lander was Ispace's second failed attempt at placing a spacecraft on the Moon; a ...

Private Lunar Lander Heads Toward a Touchdown on the Moon. The company, ispace, is just one of many private-sector firms aiming for the moon and other missions in space.

Get ready for a celestial treat! From June 10-12, the Strawberry Moon will be unusually low, the lowest full Moon since 2006, a phenomenon not seen again until 2043. This is due to a major lunar ...

This image provided by ispace, inc. shows the Resilience lander circling the moon, Wednesday June 4, 2025. (ispace, inc. via AP) This image provided by ispace, inc. shows the Resilience lander ...

Though a Full Moon only occurs during the exact moment when Earth, Moon, and Sun form a perfect alignment, to our eyes, the Moon seems Full for around three days. RELATED: 20 things to see on the Moon ...

It may look like a cut-price, fake Moon landing, but these incredible scenes show scientists preparing for lunar exploration.