"Our results represent the most globally complete understanding of recent lunar tectonism to date," Nypaver said. "The ...

Scientists have mapped thousands of young tectonic ridges across the Moon, showing it is still slowly shrinking. These ridges may mark previously unknown sources of moonquakes.

Credit: NASA. The dark plains of the Moon, known as maria, were once thought of as a geological retirement home. These vast ...

Researchers have uncovered more than a thousand previously unknown tectonic ridges across the Moon’s dark plains, showing the ...

Earth's cosmic neighbourhood is more dynamic than imagined, hosting temporary 'mini-moons' captured by gravity and ...

The Apollo missions changed how scientists understand the moon. Returning with Artemis could help solve some of the biggest lunar mysteries.

Scientists have produced the first global map and analysis of small mare ridges (SMRs) on the moon, a characteristic geological feature of tectonic activity. Published in The Planetary Science Journal ...

Last year, Musk said "the moon is a distraction." Now, he's talking about building a city there. The shift may be more ...

The Moon's surface, photographed by Apollo astronauts. New data from China's Chang'e missions suggests there may have been active volcanoes on the Moon as recently as 120 million years ago. (NASA ...

For the first time in more than 50 years, humans are on the verge of returning to the moon. The Artemis II mission is preparing to launch as soon as March 6 to bring four astronauts in a loop around ...