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 ...

The U.S. and China are each planning to land in the Moon’s Shackleton crater this year. Whoever gets there first will secure ...

Smithsonian scientists have mapped thousands of young ridges across the lunar maria, which are large, basaltic plains on the ...

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 ...

A look at the debate over building a city on the Moon or Mars, covering scientific findings, mission timelines and challenges discussed on the Fiction Science podcast.

These unique areas provide a glimpse into the planet's geological history and are a must-visit for those wanting to explore beyond the usual tourist spots. From rugged terrains to unusual rock ...

It's the New Moon and an annular solar eclipse.

Researchers have created the first worldwide map and detailed study of small mare ridges (SMRs), subtle geological features that signal tectonic ...

The Moon, long treated as a geologically inert relic, is still contracting and cracking. A growing body of peer-reviewed research now confirms that tectonic faulting on the lunar surface has occurred ...

Scientists have discovered that Saturn's moon Enceladus creates a massive electromagnetic wake, revealing its major influence ...

Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi have uncovered new clues about how energy moves through the sun's outer atmosphere, using one of nature's rarest events as their window: total solar eclipses.

The Moon, long treated as a geologically dead world, is producing seismic activity from sources that scientists are only now beginning to identify. Reanalysis of decades-old Apollo seismic records, ...