Scientists have long known that volcanoes shaped the near side of the Moon, visible from Earth. However, very little was ...

New research from scientists with the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences and published in the journal Science found that sample analysis backs up an established model of the moon as a global ...

Geologists Expect Chang'e-6 Lunar Surface Samples to Contain Volcanic Rock and Impact Ejecta June 24, 2024 — On June 25, China's Chang'e-6 (CE-6) lunar probe is set to return to Earth ...

By analyzing basalt fragments retrieved from this region, the scientists discovered that these rocks ... moon's volcanic processes. At the same time, some of the material in the Chang'e 6 samples ...

However, the limited number of samples brought back ... primitive basalts (deep-origin volcanic rocks). After correcting for temperature effects and terrestrial alteration, the radon emission is low, ...

Theia and Earth did not combine to form Moon, a new study suggests. The Moon might be a part of only Earth, a sibling 384,400 ...

It's carrying 10 NASA science instruments, including one called SCALPSS that was designed to document how a spacecraft's thruster plumes interact with lunar dirt and rock during touchdown.

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander successfully made a soft touchdown near an ancient volcanic feature on the moon’s near side early Sunday morning.