NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has found a previously unknown moon orbiting Uranus.
A bright new lunar crater detected in spacecraft images shows that asteroid impacts continue to reshape the Moon’s surface today. The Moon’s familiar surface tells a story of both ancient violence and ...
Scientists say the Moon, Earth's closest neighbour, is shrinking faster than previously thought, a discovery that could affect future lunar exploration.
As of late 2025, NASA had confirmed the existence of a temporary second moon that would remain in orbit next to Earth until 2083. Astronomers discovered a "quasi-satellite" of Earth, also known as a ...
Chinese scientists working with just five grams of lunar soil from the moon’s far side have produced a cascade of findings ...
Scientists have produced the first global map and analysis of small mare ridges (SMRs) on the moon, a characteristic geological feature of tectonic activity. Published in The Planetary Science Journal ...
What China found on the Moon has raised serious questions. During a historic mission, China made a surprising discovery on the surface of the Moon. Scientists were not expecting this, and the ...