Secrets of the Moon’s Permanent Shadows Are Coming to Light
On the eve of this new era of moon landings, a slew of fresh studies of PSRs have revealed that these shadowed regions are even stranger than scientists…
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Ice at the moon’s poles might have come from ancient volcanoes
Four billion years ago, lava spilled onto the moon’s crust, etching the man in the moon we see today. But the volcanoes may have also left a much…
Differences between the Moon’s near and far sides linked to colossal ancient impact
The face that the Moon shows to Earth looks far different from the one it hides on its far side. The nearside is dominated by the lunar mare -- the vast,…
Jupiter’s Moons Io and Europa Captured by NASA’s Juno During Recent Close Flyby
NASA's Juno mission made its 39th close flyby of Jupiter recently and captured an incredible image of the planet's southern hemisphere. However, a closer…
Jupiter’s Moons lo And Europa Captured By Juno During Recent Close Flyby
NASA's Juno mission made its 39th close flyby of Jupiter recently and captured an incredible image of the planet's southern hemisphere. However, a closer…
See Jupiter’s moons Io and Europa in stunning Juno image
NASA has released a stunning image of the planet Jupiter, captured by its Juno mission. This particular image was created by a member of the public,…
Moon’s orbit proposed as a gravitational wave detector
Researchers from the UAB, IFAE and University College London propose using the variations in distance between the Earth and the Moon, which can be measured…
Citizen Scientist Captures Image of Jupiter Under Its Biggest Moon’s Shadow
A powerful new image of the giant Jupiter has emerged online. This enhanced colour image was created by citizen scientist Kevin M Gill showed the biggest…
ISRO’s Chandrayaan-2 Finds Noble Gas in Moon’s Upper Atmosphere
The race to unravel the complex processes occuring on the lunar surface and its environment is heating up. As several countries are trying to know more about…
NASA studies 50-year-old lunar sample to prepare for return to Moon’s surface
Washington, March 5
Scientists at NASA are tapping into one of the last unopened Apollo-era lunar…