The moon's heavily cratered surface serves as a testament to how Earth's closest celestial neighbor has become a figurative magnet for space rocks during its 4.5 billion-year history. One of the best ...

The lunar south pole is emerging as a critical destination for international space exploration, driven by the prospect of discovering water resources and advancing scientific understanding, all ...

Chang'e 6 made history in 2024, by bringing back 1,935.3 grams of lunar samples from the Moon's South Pole-Aitken Basin.

U.S. astronauts who return to the moon’s surface in the years ahead for the first time in more than half a century will have ...