NASA-funded research has found that moonquakes tied to the Moon’s slow contraction can shake far wider stretches of the lunar surface than scientists previously recognized, raising new questions about ...

"Our results represent the most globally complete understanding of recent lunar tectonism to date," Nypaver said. "The ...

Tiny iron oxide grains found in lunar soil samples brought by the Chinese Chang’e-6 mission upend what was known about the Moon’s surface and magnetic properties, scientists revealed in a new ...

The U.S.-led Artemis mission that will send humans to the moon for the first time in half a century has adopted a system developed by Japanese researchers to study the lunar surface.

The Apollo missions changed how scientists understand the moon. Returning with Artemis could help solve some of the biggest lunar mysteries.

New research suggests the Moon is still tectonically active, with small ridges and moonquakes revealing ongoing crustal movement. This is a key concern for future Artemis missions that will be ...

Rocks from the Apollo missions show there was strong magnetism on the Moon, but researchers now believe these rocks mark ...

Jared Isaacman, US President Donald Trump's two-time appointee to lead NASA, said it was his goal that the United States beat rival China in the race to return humans to the moon, during a Senate ...

Once thought dormant, the Moon is now revealed to be a dynamic world. Cooling and contracting, its crust fractures, creating cliffs and generating measurable moonquakes. Recent studies confirm this ...