Because the Moon is over a quarter the diameter of Earth, the Earth-Moon system is often cited as the pairing in our Solar ...

"Essentially, the more craters a surface has, the older it is ... "Many scientists believe that most of the Moon's geological ...

Researchers found young ridges on the moon’s far side, proving it is still geologically active. The ridges formed in last 200 ...

In comparison, the Grand Canyon is 277 miles long (446 km) and is, at most, about 1.2 miles deep ... exceed the Grand Canyon in depth. Future lunar surface explorers will be awed." ...

And those two landers are only a couple of the uncrewed missions looking to reach the lunar surface — or seek redemption — in the coming months. This year promises to be among the most ...

The gravitational pull of the lunar surface is about 1/6 that of Earth's, meaning a person who weighs about 100 pounds would feel closer to just 17 pounds on the moon. To simulate those conditions ...

As it does, the full moon will dim and gradually turn reddish-orange. The all-important totality — when 100% of the lunar surface is draped ... totality will be most of the main event.