Our nearest neighbor, the moon, is still something of a mystery to us. For decades, scientists have wondered why it appears ...

How big can volcanic eruptions get on Jupiter’s moon, Io? This is what a recent study published in the Journal of Geophysical ...

The near side of the Moon, which faces the Earth, is thinner, while the mysterious far side is crammed with thick layers of ...

For decades, scientists have puzzled over why the two sides of the moon look so different. The "near side", which faces Earth ...

"Recent studies suggest that the lunar farside experienced a magma ocean evolution similar to that of the nearside," the team ...

Potassium is volatile and can easily vapourise under extreme heat. The study suggests that the Moon’s far-side mantle ...

This suggests that when the South Pole-Aitken impactor hit, it gouged deep into the Moon, generating intense heat. This ...

Crystals hidden in Australia’s oldest rocks have revealed new clues about how Earth and the Moon formed. The study suggests ...

A study has cast doubt on the idea that Jupiter's moon Europa, where NASA has sent a spacecraft, could have conditions to ...

Researchers have also suggested that an asteroid impact triggered the moon’s lopsidedness. Now, lunar rock and soil samples ...

After modeling Europa's conditions, the researchers concluded that its rocky seafloor is likely mechanically too strong to ...