There's a lot less sky and a lot more moon in view for Firefly Aerospace's "Ghost Riders in the Sky" mission.

On its own, 24 kWh doesn't seem like a lot of power. The problem is that we will need a lot of kilograms. The researchers ...

Two Grand Canyon-size features on the far side of the moon were likely formed in about 10 minutes after an unknown object slammed into the moon 3.8 billion years ago.

As noted in Lunar, the surface of the moon preserves “the history of violence in our solar system”, which marked the system’s early days. Such history is not evident on Earth where water and ...

In fact, the asteroid may be made up of rock that broke off from the Moon’s surface and was ejected into space in the aftermath of a large impact, according a recent study published in the ...

What's the mission? A spacecraft will circle the moon to remotely map different forms of water on the lunar surface. Type of craft: Orbiter. Launch: Early 2025. Launch vehicle ...

The discovery led them to conclude that 2024 PT5 probably was flung from the moon's surface after one of the many collisions that has left the moon's surface with its iconic craters.

Lunar: A history of the moon in myths, maps and matter tells the story of the coexistence between humanity and the celestial ...

but I would have liked to have been a safe distance above the surface to watch all of this unfold." The two canyons, called Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck, are located on the far side of the ...

The reflectivity of the asteroid’s surface best matches material from the Lunar Highlands, or the bright, rough terrain on most of the moon’s surface, he said. If scientists can link lunar ...

The comic strip The Far Side has sometimes featured takes on alien life forms to hilarious effect, and these are some of the ...

Firefly Aerospace's lander will then perform another burn to insert itself into orbit around the moon, where it will spend 16 days before descending to the lunar surface. On Friday (Jan. 24 ...