Because the Moon formed fast and hot, it was likely covered by a magma ocean. Then, as the molten rock gradually cooled ...

Stunning time lapse video shows April’s full moon, known as the Pink Moon, rising over San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge.

(AP) — New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago ... The incoming space rock passed over the lunar south pole before hitting, creating a huge basin ...

Over 4.6 billion years ago, Earth took shape from a spinning cloud of dust and gas surrounding the young sun. Tiny particles ...

Using samples gathered from the Chang’e-6 mission, scientists found that the interior of the moon on the half we never see ...

New research from scientists with the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences and published in the journal Science found that sample analysis backs up an established model of the moon as a global ...

Firefly Aerospace In the early hours of March 2, Blue Ghost fired its engine to drop it out of orbit, falling toward the moon. Just over an hour ... of soil and rocks. It fired a blast of gas ...

April’s pink “micromoon” will appear smaller than other full moons this year as it nears its farthest point from Earth in its ...

Before the crew of Apollo 11 brought back the first moon rocks, many thought such artifacts might first be found by a 12-year-old from Iowa. Amazingly, there was a time when people were betting on ...

When teachers explain ocean tides, they frequently describe how the moon's gravity pulls on Earth and all of its water. This, they often say, leads to a gravitational imbalance, which stretches ...

They also found similarities in age. These findings bolster theories that during the moon's early years, it was covered by an ocean of magma. Chang'e-6 basaltic fragment. Credit: Beijing SHRIMP ...