As astronauts prepare for south-polar landings, a new look at the Moon’s biggest crater points to a pivotal moment in lunar ...

A lunar crater of planetary proportions, the South Pole-Aitken basin, is finally revealing the secrets of its violent birth.

The impact that carved out the South Pole-Aitken basin on the moon appears to have come from the north, not the south as previously thought – and NASA’s upcoming mission could investigate further ...

Could Artemis III astronauts collect some lunar samples that shed light on the moon's mysterious past? That's what a team of researchers hope.

A new study reveals that the largest lunar crater, South Pole-Aitken basin, was formed by an oblique impact that shaped the ...

Researchers have discovered a large mass beneath the surface of the moon that is five times larger than the Big Island of Hawaii, according to a new study from Baylor University. It may be metal from ...

As astronauts prepare for south-polar landings, a new look at the Moon’s biggest crater points to a pivotal moment in lunar history—and to the rocks you’ll want sampled next. A study led by Jeffrey ...

American astronauts who return to the moon's surface in the years ahead for the first time in more than half a century will have the difficult and unprecedented task of setting the stage for a ...

The moon's heavily cratered surface serves as a testament to how Earth's closest celestial neighbor has become a figurative magnet for space rocks during its 4.5 billion-year history. One of the best ...