Scientists release first analyses of samples from China’s Chang’e-6 mission, which landed on the lunar far side.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

The asteroid 2024 PT5 will leave Earth on Nov. 25 after visiting, but new analysis shows this temporary "second moon" may ...

"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 ...

That's why NASA's South Pole Safety challenge is seeking the design of a solution that would allow a single crewmember to ...

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