Samples from the far side of the moon gathered by China’s Chang’e-6 mission record eons of tumultuous lunar history ...

Examining old rocks with new technology reveals the source of the moon's atmosphere: Meteorites bombarding the lunar surface over billions of years have kicked up dust that forms the satellite's ...

Researchers analyzed lunar soil brought back by China's Chang'e-6, the first spacecraft to return with a haul of rocks and ...

The first lunar samples from the moon’s far side differ in some interesting ways from those collected from the near side, ...

Chinese scientists have discovered a remarkable material in lunar samples brought back by the Chang'e 5 mission. This finding ...

Rocks returned by China’s Chang’e-6 mission suggest volcanic activity just 2.8 billion years ago but lack telltale heat-generating elements.

NASA’s Artemis program, aimed at establishing a permanent moon base, relies on understanding lunar soil to use it as a ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Planet Earth is parting company with an asteroid that’s been tagging along as a “mini moon” for ...

Earth's "second moon" won't be sticking around for Thanksgiving, but just as many of us will on Thursday (Nov. 28), it seems ...

"The moon is sort of like Earth's attic in terms of preserving the impact records; it's the only place where we can get Earth ...

Billions of years ago, a giant asteroid struck the moon with so much energy that it melted rock until it was super-heated and ...