Two valleys extending away from a giant crater suggest that upcoming Artemis missions are more likely to sample ancient lunar ...

Scientists have long sought to determine the age of the moon's South Pole–Aitken (SPA) basin, the largest and oldest known ...

While it’s hard to see directly as a classic crater shape, due to its age ... with a Mars-sized body that gave birth to the Moon about 4.5 billion years ago. The problem is, there aren ...

and Regiomontanus—in the Moon's rugged southern highlands. The contrasting light and shadows create the striking X shape as the Sun grazes these craters during the lunar phase. The distinctive ...

Later in 2025, Intuitive Machines’ IM-3 will attempt to land near the enigmatic swirl-shaped ... to the Moon will fly aboard an Artemis mission early in the next decade. Shackleton Crater ...

Firefly Aerospace’s successful moon lander has yielded a trove of data that scientists will pore over for years.

"We know large impacts were common in the early solar system from looking at the moon," Professor Johnson said. "Until now, the absence of any truly ancient craters means they are largely ignored ...

"Exceptionally preserved" shatter cones – that is, cone-shaped fractures found ... in a statement. The moon itself, with more than a million craters exceeding one kilometer ...

Researchers have discovered the world's oldest known meteorite impact crater, which could significantly redefine our understanding of the origins of life and how our planet was shaped. The team ...

Array would leverage robotic and crewed lunar missions and China-led International Lunar Research Station set to take shape ...

Firefly originally intended to develop a spacecraft based on the design of Israel's Beresheet lander, which was the first ...