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Apollo-Era Moonquakes Paint A Lunar Landscape That Could Still Be Evolving
Decades ago, seismometers placed on the Moon’s surface during the Apollo missions measured moonquakes reaching upwards of 5.5…
How a Massive Moon Lava Tube Could Solve a Huge Lunar Base Problem
Getting to the Moon again will be a monumental challenge. But putting a human habitat on its surface?…
Astrobotic Soars to the Moon in New Video Animation
SpaceX grabs most of the headlines when it comes to the private sector, but there are plenty of…
How Scientists Hunt for Water in the Moon’s Interior
The last time we had boots on the moon’s surface was almost 45 years ago with Apollo 17.…
The Third Largest Dwarf Planet in the Solar System Isn’t Traveling Alone
Millions of miles beyond Pluto in the cold, dark regions of the Kuiper Belt sits another dwarf planet.…
Moon Footprints Will Be Covered Up Much Sooner Than Expected
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong planted the first human foot on the Moon and uttered his famous…
Why the Story of How the Moon Formed is Changing
The moon has been our constant companion for billions of years. But where did it come from? Since…
Moon Express Green Lit For Moon Travel, But Who Are They?
Three entities have reached the moon – the United States, U.S.S.R. (now Russia) and China. A small start-up…
The Water Side of the Moon – Where Did it Come From?
When Neil Armstrong took his famous first steps on the Moon, we believed it was an arid body…
Wait, That is a MOON Globe
We have plenty of globes of our blue marble, what about our satellite? MOON is a Kickstarter project…
Ice, Fire and The Moon’s Axis
About three billion years ago, inside the moon’s interior, a massive single mantle “plume” shifted. Volcanic activity melted…
The One Major Change in the Moon Formation Theory
Scientists have a pretty good understanding of how the moon formed. Billions of years ago, the early Earth…