The moon

NASA, IBM launch new AI model for studying the moon

By Julian Dossett Published 12 September 26

NASA and IBM have developed an AI model to help sift through the mountains of data the agency has gathered about the moon.

Earth's moon could have formed in just 5 hours after giant impact

By Keith Cooper Published 7 September 26

One day in history about 4.5 billion years ago was a dramatic one for Earth, potentially giving our planet an instant moon and an almighty headache all in one go.

The moon might be hiding a history of ancient supernova explosions

By Keith Cooper Published 2 September 26

Scientists have managed to extract the history of supernova explosions in our cosmic backyard from radioactive isotopes found in moon dust.

China's Chang'e 7 moon probe will launch this weekend on the most ambitious lunar mission in history

By Leonard David Published 20 August 26

China aims to launch its Chang'e 7 moon mission on Aug. 24 to send a lander, a rover, a hopper and a wide range of science experiments to the lunar south pole.

Microbes from Earth may survive on the moon, scientists find

By Charles Q. Choi Published 20 August 26

"Even a bootprint or a rover's tread may create a habitable area."

A SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon this month — and a NASA spacecraft has spotted its lunar grave (photos)

By Leonard David Published 19 August 26

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has spotted the crater gouged out on the moon by a SpaceX rocket on Aug. 5, finding it to be about 60 feet (18 meters) wide.

'This goes beyond showcasing technological soft power': China's new moon map signals bold space ambitions (video)

By Andrew Jones Published 16 August 26

New chronology, data about the moon's far side and a homegrown cartographic standard signal China's ambitions for how the solar system gets mapped.

Will the new moon race turn Earth's nearest neighbor into a dumping ground?

By Tereza Pultarova Published 14 August 26

We need rules to prevent space companies from dumping their old rockets onto the moon's surface in the future, experts say.

India-US space ties deepen as NASA invites ISRO to join moon base program

By Sharmila Kuthunur Published 14 August 26

NASA has invited the Indian Space Research Organisation to collaborate on its Moon Base program, which aims to build a permanent human outpost near the lunar south pole.