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a portion of a "relatively fresh" crater

Moon samples put new constraints on meteorites as Earth’s water source

Earth’s oceans: Too vast for late meteorites.

moon plasma

Chandrayaan-3 just nailed the most accurate Lunar plasma readings yet

Moon’s south pole crackles with unexpected electrical activity.

Moon-Forming Disk

Webb spots moon-forming disk around massive exoplanet

The young star the planet orbits is only 2 million years old.

ispace moon lander

Japan’s ispace’s RESILIENCE lunar lander crashed on the moon

Following the landing sequence, the Mission Control Center was unable to establish communications with lander.

rocky surface of the moon

Green glass beads offer a window into the Moon’s hidden depths

It provide a better understanding of what lies beneath its cratered surface.

JunoCam

NASA’s Juno sheds new light on Jupiter’s and Io’s surface

The data revealed for the first time the subsurface temperature profile of Io.

Saturn's moon Titan

Saturn’s moon- Titan, could harbor only a tiny amount of life

Life-supporting energy and nutrients on Titan could come from its surface and core. Organic matter from Titan's atmosphere deposits on the surface, and as...

Bricks with artificially created flaws, alongside bricks repaired using the bacteria-filled slurry

A bacteria-based technique to repair lunar bricks

A promising step for sustainable construction in extraterrestrial environments.

Saturn and Its Moons

Saturn adds 128 new moons to its list, totaling 274 moons

Saturn still reigns supreme as moon king with 128 new moons.

Earth Moon

Chandrayaan-2 unveils unexpectedly high plasma density in the Moon’s ionosphere

The effect of Earth’s geomagnetic tail on lunar environment

NASA Successfully Acquires GPS Signals on Moon

Milestone: NASA achieved GPS signals on Moon

The first technology demonstration to acquire and track Earth-based navigation signals on the Moon’s surface.

Chandrayaan 3 Lander Rover ISRO

The age of Chandrayaan-3 landing site confirmed

It dates back to the dawn of life on Earth.

io

Discovery of the Solar System’s most powerful energy source

Generates six times the power of Earth's total output.

Full Moon / A full moon is the lunar phase that occurs when the Moon.

Moon is not as “geologically dead” as previously thought

Study found evidence of relatively recent activity.

Shackleton Crater

Science fiction to reality: Searching for a lunar oasis

New research may help astronauts locate viable water sources on the moon.

Pluto-and-Charon

Pluto ‘kissed’ its moon and captured it in orbit

The formation of Pluto and its largest moon.

Artist's impression of what the Moon looked like during the tidal-heating event.

The moon underwent a ‘remelting’ 4.35 billion years ago

A ‘remelting’ of lunar surface adds a wrinkle to mystery of Moon’s true age.

Making Mars’ Moons: Supercomputers Offer ‘Disruptive’ New Explanation

The origin of Mar’s moons

How did Mars get its moons?

far side of the moon

Chang’e-6 samples confirm volcanic activity on the far side of the lunar surface

Researchers have revealed the persistence of volcanic activity on the far side of the moon, from 4.2 to 2.8 billion years ago.

synthetic aperture radar image of Haastte-baad Tessera

A new view of Venus: Impact craters were hiding in plain sight

The tessera and its rings record two huge back-to-back impact events.

Dark Space Background

Earth’s new mini-moon makes its debut

Earth’s new ‘companion asteroid’.

The moon seen during a phase with sepia style effect

The Moon was once an entire magma ocean

First elemental abundance measurements of lunar soil in the south polar region of the Moon.

moon's surface

Scientists identified the primary process that formed the Moon’s atmosphere

Scientists solves 50-year-old mystery of moon's atmosphere.

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