Billions of years ago, so the theory goes, something around the size of Mars smacked into Earth, spewing a whole bunch of dirt into space that eventually coalesced to form the Moon. This is called the ...

Tiny iron oxide grains found in lunar soil samples brought by the Chinese Chang’e-6 mission upend what was known about the Moon’s surface and magnetic properties, scientists revealed in a new study.

Astronomers have taken a step towards understanding how the Moon might have formed out of a giant collision between the early Earth and another massive object 4.5 billion years ago. Scientists led by ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." To understand the early years of the Moon’s life, it’s vital to understand what lies at our satellite’s ...

A pair of NASA spacecraft detected tiny variations in the Moon's gravitational pull, which may be the result of a dense layer sinking to the bottom. Reading time 2 minutes During its early years of ...

Chinese scientists made a discovery that overturns this common understanding, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on the 16th. According to the report, China’s lunar probe Chang’e 6 found ...

Whether it’s under the stars on the Main Green, from smudged dorm windows or through open sunroofs, we see the moon nearly every night. But a new study by Brown researchers suggests that we know less ...