The spacecraft, about the size of a small car, conducted a series of experiments. It drilled three feet into the lunar soil, took X-ray images of the magnetic bubble that surrounds and protects Earth ...

Higher-resolution orbital images have revealed plenty of large ... While about 850 pounds of Moon rock and soil have now been brought back to Earth, it has all been from just a handful of sites.

A moon rock that symbolized NASA’s lunar ambitions under former President Joe Biden has been removed from the Oval Office since President Donald Trump took office in January 2025. The lunar ...