China’s Chang’e 6 mission uncovers evidence of a molten lunar magma ocean and a violent ancient impact.

With that in mind, it is not surprising that one of the most common gifts given by the United States during the 1970’s was ...

The shadow of the Blue Ghost spacecraft after it landed on the moon, with Earth in the distance. Blue Ghost just completed its mission, which lasted a full lunar day — two Earth weeks — on the near ...

In the summer of 2024, a robotic mission landed for the first time on the far side of the Moon. The Chinese Chang’e-6 lander planted a flag, dug up more than four pounds of rock and soil ...

The Chang'e 5 return capsule containing the Earth's newest moon rocks is loaded into a truck. Credit: Xinhua News Agency / Getty Images The newest moon rocks to have landed on Earth are now headed ...

Mars is the Red Planet, but turns out the moon has the makings of a reddish cast, too. Yes, scientists have found rust on the moon. The question is: why?

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

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Landing a spacecraft on the moon has long been a series of hits and misses. The latest casualty ...

It grew larger thanks to countless collisions between dust particles, asteroids, and other growing planets, including one last giant impact that threw enough rock, gas, and dust into space to form the ...

Both quest-givers offer rewards for giving the moon rock to them in the final step of the mission. While one choice is indeed better than the other, there is a moral consequence you should keep in ...