Most lunar craters that we know of date back millions, if not billions, of years, making evidence of a recent impact a rare glimpse into a process that is shaping the Moon today. Scientists identified a new crater on the Moon that formed in the late spring of 2024,

More than 50 years after humans first flew around the Moon, Artemis astronauts will repeat the feat on Monday and use the most basic instrument to study it: their eyes. Despite the technological advancements since the Apollo missions, NASA still relies on ...

Radar data reveals hidden layers beneath the Moon’s south pole, helping scientists map subsurface structures and support future Artemis missions.

If you look up in the night sky and think the moon looks rather small, you're not wrong. A new study has confirmed that the moon is shrinking. Scientists from the National Air and Space Museum's Center for Earth and Planetary Studies have uncovered more ...

Artemis II began its historic flyby of the moon Monday in the mission’s showstopper event — giving the crew the world’s first glimpses ever of parts of the lunar dark side, which they described as being “impossibly rugged” and “alien.”

Simulated lunar dirt can be turned into extremely durable structures, potentially paving the way to more sustainable and cost-effective space missions, a new study suggests. Using a special laser 3D printing method, researchers melted fake lunar soil—a ...

These aren’t official photos of the moon from the Artemis II mission. A NASA spokesperson said the only official images from the mission are published on NASA.gov. PolitiFact found that some of the images were taken from Earth and edited by independent ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. More than half a century after astronauts last set foot on the lunar surface during Apollo 17, the United States is preparing to send humans back to the Moon. When astronauts ...