We've been mapping the moon in detail ever since telescopes were invented. The U.S. Library of Congress gave Space.com permission to publish photos of a few of the moon maps in its possession, some of ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Scientists could soon get a precise age for the giant ...

Denmark will lead its first lunar mission under ESA, with the Mani satellite set to map the Moon’s surface in 3D to support future landings, base planning and earthshine research.

A new map including rover paths of the Schrodinger basin, a geologically important area of the moon, could guide future exploration missions. The map was created by a team of interns at the Lunar and ...

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 ...

The Moon’s south pole has shifted from a distant curiosity to the most coveted real estate in the Solar System, and China’s ...

The Moon is getting another instrument to explore its vast history as the Magnetic Anomaly Plasma Spectrometer (MAPS) instrument developed by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has been delivered ...

A new study maps the trace concentrations of water implanted in the lunar soil by the solar wind, a water source that could be used as resource in future lunar exploration. In research that may prove ...

Mapping the moon can be tedious for humans — so, scientists are enlisting the help of algorithms. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

We will never stop thinking and talking about the moon, says Matthew Shindell, a curator at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC. “In cities where there is a lot of artificial light that ...

Telescopes, ship navigation and eclipses spurred the first detailed charts of Earth's nearest neighbor. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...