Scientists have long sought to determine the age of the moon's South Pole–Aitken (SPA) basin, the largest and oldest known ...

These include water ice, which could support lunar habitation or be converted into rocket fuel, and rare earth elements, which are a key component in modern electronics. Perhaps the most lucrative ...

Chinese scientists, using lunar soil samples brought back by Chang'e-6, have determined that the Moon's oldest and largest impact crater, the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) Basin, was formed 4.25 billion ...

China’s Chang’e 6 mission uncovers evidence of a molten lunar magma ocean and a violent ancient impact.

Chinese researchers have successfully conducted robotic tests on Earth, replicating the microgravity conditions of the Moon, ...

Researchers think there is water in the lunar soil there, perhaps bound up in minerals or in pores in the soil. These six countries are about to go to the Moon — here’s why Athena will search ...

Moon mining could become a multibillion-dollar industry. The moon holds resources like rare earth elements, water ice, and helium-3. But astronomists say large-scale lunar mining could be bad news for ...

The Lunar Thermal Mapper, or LTM, will map and measure the lunar surface temperature. The High-resolution Volatiles and Minerals Moon Mapper, or HVM3, will look at the moon's surface for a ...

This will measure the surface temperature and the various minerals that make up the lunar landscape, to help confirm the presence and location of water. The instrument will work in tandem with ...