The research supports the argument that Venus’ tectonics are active today, he says. What’s more, the demonstrated ability of computer simulations to predict what spacecraft may observe will be a boon ...

But now, fresh analysis of Apollo-era data suggests that the moon is actually more tectonically active than previously presumed. In a study out today in Nature Geoscience, researchers may have ...

Mercury turns out to be currently tectonically active. Other than Earth, it is the only rocky planet in this solar system that is still slowly thrusting up parts of its crust and changing the ...

NASA made a short but substantial announcement on Monday: Mercury is tectonically active, joining Earth as the second tectonically active planet located in our solar system. The realization was ...

If true, the finding suggests that the moon continues to be tectonically active today, researchers report online May 13 in Nature Geoscience. Knowing more about that activity, including where the ...

Earth's Moon appears seismically quiet: its major volcanic and tectonic activity is confined to its distant past, as evidenced by the lack of new large-scale features on the surface. However ...

Here’s how it works. The moon is still tectonically active, like Earth, generating moonquakes as our planet creates earthquakes, a new study based on Apollo mission data found. These moonquakes ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. The tectonic plates that cover the entire earth are truly fascinating. Their boundaries ...

The discovery suggests that the moon is still tectonically active, and raises the possibility that future lunar bases may be vulnerable to shallow moonquakes. It also prompts questions about the ...

Mercury is known for being the smallest planet in the Solar System, but, according to NASA, it's also the only one besides Earth that's tectonically active. Unlike Venus and Mars, which are ...