A large mass of granite, located beneath the Compton and Belkovich craters on the Moon, has been slowly emitting heat for ...

REVISE THE ARTEMIS CAMPAIGN IN JUST A COUPLE OF HOURS. INTUITIVE MACHINES IS SET TO LAUNCH FROM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER. THE LUNAR LANDER WILL BE A RESOURCE TO SEARCH FOR WATER BENEATH THE MOON’S SURFACE ...

Before humans send probes to space to mine for precious metals on asteroids, they could find vast quantities of minerals like platinum on the Moon’s craters, a new study suggests. Minerals like ...

Target of probe changed to boost chance of finding water ice on moon. Sept. 29, 2009— -- NASA's LCROSS spacecraft, which is set to collide with the moon next week, has switched its targeted ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured this shot of Intuitive Machines' Athena lander on ...

Mapping the Moon changed dramatically once the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter identified deep pit craters that hinted at ...

As of Sunday, Dec. 14, the moon phase is Waning Crescent. This means 25% of the moon is lit up tonight, according to NASA's ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s south pole and its mission is over, officials said Friday. The news came less ...

Rocket crash meant to kick up lunar water; useful to future astronauts? Oct. 9, 2009 — -- NASA's LCROSS mission went plunging into a permanently shadowed crater near the moon's south pole this ...

In 1874, James Nasmyth and James Carpenter published a remarkable book: The Moon: Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite. Lavishly illustrated with spectacular images of lunar features based ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s south pole and its mission is over, officials said Friday. The news came less ...

This photo provided by Intuitive Machines on Friday, March 7, 2025, shows the Athena, a private lunar lander, after landing sideways in a crater near the moon's south pole. (Intuitive Machines via AP) ...