A lunar meteorite preserves records of three ancient impacts, linking collision histories across Earth, the Moon, and Vesta.

Earth and the Moon share a violent origin story. The Moon is thought to have formed after a large planetary body struck the ...

Researchers have uncovered evidence in a lunar rock of an impact powerful enough to melt vast regions of the Moon and leave ...

The Moon’s biggest scar does not sit quietly in the background. The South Pole-Aitken basin is a vast impact structure more ...

They rank among the darkest and coldest places in the solar system: Hundreds of lunar craters, many of them at the moon's south pole, never receive direct sunlight and lie in permanent shadow. That's ...

NASA and other space agencies are intent on sending astronauts back to the moon, and this time, to stay! A vital part of these plans for reducing costs and dependency on Earth is the process of ...

Researchers are drilling 500 metres into Spain's only internationally recognised meteorite crater, hoping to learn more about ...

Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve is a feast for the eyes. With barren lava fields and craters dotting the rugged landscape, it projects a certain lunar-like feel — so much so that it ...