Humans haven’t been back to the moon since the Apollo moons program ended over five decade ago. The reasons why go beyond science, according to experts.

New observations of the Moon have now found small mare ridges (SMRs), faults located in the lunar maria, the dark basalt plains of the Moon. These are what we normally call seas, such as the Sea of ...

Researchers have uncovered more than a thousand previously unknown tectonic ridges across the Moon’s dark plains, showing the Moon is still contracting and reshaping itself. These features are among ...

For a long time, people imagined the moon as a quiet, frozen world where nothing much happens anymore. But new research shows ...

Three developments stand out that will make the return to the moon effort different from the first time we visited Earth’s ...

NASA announced Tuesday the selection of three new science investigations that will strengthen humanity's understanding and exploration of the moon. As part of the agency's CLPS (Commercial Lunar ...

The first crewed mission of the Artemis program won’t land on the moon, but it aims to take four astronauts farther from the Earth than anyone has gone before.

The Lunar Gateway is a planned space station that will orbit the moon. It is part of the NASA‑led Artemis program. Artemis aims to return humans to the moon, establishing a sustainable presence there ...

Aslunar exploration intensifies, the potential for contamination of the Moon’s surface by spacecraft exhaust has become a growing concern among scientists. A recent study published in Journal of ...

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In the wee hours of Jan. 15, 2025, Texas Tech geophysicist Seiichi Nagihara watched as the rocket carrying his life’s work launched to the Moon, beginning its journey to further our understanding of ...