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Get ready to have your ideas about the Moon shattered. Scientists from Harvard University and the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) have put forth a new model for the Moon's origin, and it's mind-bending to say the...

Pollution isn't just Earth's problem anymore. Despite not having established a permanent lunar residency, humans have already managed to dump 400,000 pounds of trash on the Moon. Much of this debris has been left behind over...

Next week, on January 31, turn your eyes to the sky, because the moon is going to do something that it hasn't done in a century and a half. On the last day of this month, lucky celestial viewers are going to witness a super...

NASA is returning to the Moon. President Donald Trump signed a directive in December to "refocus America's space program on human exploration and discovery" using the Moon as something of a first step before a mission to...

On January 31, turn your eyes to the sky, because the moon is going to do something that it hasn't done in a century and a half. On the last day of the month, lucky celestial viewers are going to witness a super blue blood...

President Donald Trump's administration has made overtures about sending American astronauts back to the Moon. Yesterday, he signed Space Policy Directive 1, calling for a United States-led program with private sector partners...

Humankind took steps on the moon for the first time in 1969, and now vice president Mike Pence says it's time to go back. He penned an opinion editorial piece for The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) stating "America will lead in...

The space agencies of Russia and the United States just signed a joint statement to develop projects to further explore outer space. One could be the Deep Space Gateway, a lunar spaceport that could act as a launching point...

For years, scientists have assumed that the interior of the Moon is dry. However, a new study of satellite data has located numerous volcanic deposits around the moon - which could indicate large quantities of water trapped...

Feeling like you've had enough of this planet? Saturn's biggest moon, Titan, is an attractive option for a space colony, according to new research. Amanda Hendrix of the Planetary Science Institute and Yuk Yung of the California...

Souvenirs from humankind's missions to the Moon are extremely rare; NASA usually holds on to moon rocks or moon dust instead of allowing private owners to keep them...

The European Space Agency (ESA) is getting in on the 3D-printing fun with extraterrestrial materials. They used simulated lunar material and the sun's heat to print bricks that are as strong as gypsum. Their project demonstrates...

A group of researchers from the University of Arizona, in collaboration with NASA scientists, have created an innovative inflatable greenhouse to help feed astronauts on other planets...

Since humans first walked on the moon in 1969, many people have gazed up at the night sky and longed to do the same. Leave it to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to make those dreams reality. SpaceX announced yesterday they'll be sending...

For most relationships, 100 years is well past the point in time when you can ‘make it official,’ but for planets, it’s just right. After nearly a century in Earth’s orbit, a tiny asteroid has earned NASA’s recognition...