The U.S.-led Artemis mission that will send humans to the moon for the first time in half a century has adopted a system developed by Japanese researchers to study the lunar surface.

Japan’s space agency said Thursday that its first lunar mission hit the tiny patch of the moon’s surface it was aiming for, in a successful demonstration of its pinpoint landing system — although the ...

NASA-funded research has found that moonquakes tied to the Moon’s slow contraction can shake far wider stretches of the lunar surface than scientists previously recognized, raising new questions about ...

NASA is turning robotic landers into lunar scouts, probing heat, dust, and radiation to decode the Moon’s hidden risks before ...

Our moon is quietly shrinking, causing thousands of new cracks and moonquakes. Scientists have identified over 1,100 new surface fractures, particularly in the lunar plains, indicating a dynamic, ...

During total lunar eclipse, the lunar surface begins to darken when Earth blocks the direct sunlight from reaching the Moon.

New research suggests the Moon is still tectonically active, with small ridges and moonquakes revealing ongoing crustal movement. This is a key concern for future Artemis missions that will be ...

Scientists may have spotted a long-lost Soviet Union Lander, over 60 years after it vanished on the surface of the moon.

Foreign media outlet The New Yorker has summarized the results of an interview with Lunar Resources, a space-related company involved in the FarView project, which involves researchers from NASA, ...

The first quarter Moon reaches perigee on Feb. 24, appearing slightly larger and brighter. Here is what to see in the night sky tonight.