Using the Yutu-2 rover and Lunar Penetrating Radar (LPR), scientists have mapped over 1,000 feet of lunar geology, revealing previously inaccessible layers of volcanic rock, dust, and impact craters.

Fig. 3. Lunar volcanic landforms. (A) Floor-fractured crater (44.3°E, 46.5°N), LRO WAC mosaic. (B) Lava flows in the southwestern Imbrium (330.4°E, 25.5°N), Apollo photograph AS15-M-1701. (C) Sinuous ...

China’s Chang’e-4 mission rover has helped scientists visualise “hidden” structures deep below the surface of the moon’s far side – an advance that reveals billions of years of lunar history. The Yutu ...

The lunar surface might look like a barren wasteland of dust and rock, but scientists have just discovered signs of water all over the Moon's surface. This lightning bolt of discovery comes in the ...

A new study may help redefine how scientists map the surface of the Moon, making the process more streamlined and precise than ever before. A new study by Brown University researchers may help ...

Establishing permanent settlements on the harsh moon comes with enumerable engineering challenges. Building on the moon is complicated by its dramatic temperature fluctuations (from -387 degrees ...

Beneath the moon's cratered surface lie networks of lava tubes and deep pits, natural caves that could shelter future lunar ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

Tucked away on Observatory Hill, a spectacular array of lunar photographs resides in the Harvard College Observatory’s Astronomical Photographic Glass Plate Collection. The collection holds ...

International Observe the Moon Night 2025 is upon us! Here's what to look for when the lunar disk rises above the eastern horizon on Oct. 4. Each year NASA teams up with a host of international ...