These ridges, which scientists call “small mare ridges” or SMRs, are found in the Moon’s dark patches known as maria. To understand maria, imagine ancient impact basins that were later filled with ...
Launched on January 15, 2025, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center, Blue Ghost is on a mission to ...
"Knowing that the moon is still geologically dynamic has very real implications for where we’re going to put our astronauts, ...
New research suggests the Moon still lives and that it isn't just a hunk of dead, cooled molten rock like scientists used to think.
A new study has uncovered evidence that the moon is still geologically active, contradicting previous beliefs that its ...
Early astronomers who dubbed dark spots on the moon “maria,” Latin for seas, mistook them for actual seas. Mare Crisium stands apart from the large, connected areas of dark lava to the west ...
A scientific analysis of newly discovered structures on the far side of the moon suggests relatively recent activity.