China has taken a new step in its long-term planning for lunar exploration with the completion of a "simulated moon ...

The moon's thin atmosphere, called an exosphere, has been a puzzle to science for some time. Two main processes were thought ...

A new study from the University of Florida analyzing moon rock samples from a Chinese lunar exploration mission is rewriting ...

The 311-gram space rock was discovered in 2023 and is known as the Northwest Africa 16286 meteorite — and based on the decay ...

Pope Leo XIV has marked the 56th anniversary of man’s arrival on the moon Sunday with a visit to the Vatican astronomical ...

For years, specialists have observed multiple flashes of light on the Moon. Initially, many believed them to be illusions, ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — The Japanese company ispace announced that it believes its HAKUTO-R Mission 2 lunar lander has been lost while attempting to land on the moon on Thursday afternoon. This ...