enough to melt rocks, "So at first we must imagine a big ball of magma floating in space around Earth." The moon quickly began to cool. Most of the lunar magma ocean solidified almost right away ...

But just because we have a lot of moon rocks doesn’t mean we know everything about lunar geology. Many of our lunar samples come from the same relatively small area, says Jolliff, and even the ...

A parade of lunar landers developed by the private-sector ... avoidance” maneuvers during its final descent that included boulders and rocks, indicating that Blue Ghost’s autonomous landing ...

or about 2-4 boulders of this size in the 75 km2 area covered by the FARSIDE array. It is expected that the effect of these can be easily mitigated by array calibration. The 420 kg rover is based on ...

In fact, the resulting "thermal shock" may cause lunar rocks to crumble and gas to escape from within the moon. Normally, as the sun slowly sets from the moon's perspective, the drop in ...

You might be able to see the total lunar eclipse tonight from Colorado, but a storm could get between you and the blood moon. Here's how to watch it.

A total lunar eclipse, known as a blood moon, will be visible across Colorado early Friday, March 14, with totality lasting ...