The leading theory for lunar origin is the giant impact 9,10, which explains the Moon’s large relative size and small iron core. Here we refer to the giant-impact theory in which the Earth–Moon ...

The shape of the moon deviates from a simple sphere in ways that scientists have struggled to explain. A new study shows that most of the moon's overall shape can be explained by taking into account ...

One Moon “day” is approximately 29 1/2 Earth days. This rotation coincides with its orbit around the Earth so that we only see about 59% of the surface of the Moon from Earth. When the Moon first ...

The shape of the moon deviates from a simple sphere in ways that scientists have struggled to explain. A new study by researchers at UC Santa Cruz shows that most of the moon's overall shape can be ...

The Moon has consistently accompanied Earth for over 4.5 billion years, serving as its sole natural satellite. This enduring relationship is pivotal to various environmental processes, notably the ...

Nearly 50 years since man first walked on the moon, the human race is once more pushing forward with attempts to land on the Earth's satellite. This year alone, China has landed a robotic spacecraft ...

Earth's powerful gravity tugged the moon into its oddball shape long ago, shortly after both bodies formed, a new study suggests. Tidal forces exerted during the early days of the solar system can ...

Improved technology will be taken to the moon by SpaceX, Firefly Aerospace and NASA with a launch tomorrow of the Firefly Blue Ghost 1 mission. The Next Generation Lunar Retroreflector (NGLR) serves ...

In 2014 there was a weekend retreat to explore the possibility of a moon base at a price 10-100x lower than commonly believed. The $5 billion or less resulting price was so low that it begs the ...

A study of a New Zealand volcano suggests that a volcanic system's response to tidal forces could provide a tool for predicting a certain type of eruption. Just before a surprise eruption of New ...