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 ...

Low, winding ridges run across the Moon’s dark plains like faint seams in cooled wax. They are easy to miss in a wide photo. Up close, they look like the surface has been gently pushed from below. A ...

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 ...

Smithsonian scientists have mapped thousands of young ridges across the lunar maria, which are large, basaltic plains on the lunar surface formed by ancient volcanic eruptions. These features suggest ...

NASA’s Artemis II could be the first time human eyes set sight on the farside of the moon — and there are things human eyes can see that cameras can’t.

Last year, Musk said "the moon is a distraction." Now, he's talking about building a city there. The shift may be more ...

A cluster of telescopes lined the concrete outside of Kika Silva Pla Planetarium, and families leaned in to take peeks at the moon’s craters through their lenses. Strangers chatted to each other about ...

NASA is moving into a new phase of space exploration, with major progress across human spaceflight, science missions, and advanced technology. In just one year, the agency has launched multiple crewed ...

Elon Musk’s ambition to one day settle Mars appears to have taken a back seat for a rather nearer and more achievable goal – ...

Have you ever tossed and turned under a full moon and wondered if its glow was keeping you awake? For generations, people have believed that the Moon has the power to stir up sleepless nights and ...

The moon will appear slightly larger and brighter Monday night during what's known as a supermoon. October's supermoon is the first of three this year. It happens when a full moon is closer to Earth ...