College Park, Md. (UPI) Apr 8, 2015 - It's long been believed that Earth's moon was formed by a significant planetary collision with a Mars-like protoplanet called Theia. Now, a new study suggests the primordial protoplanet that crashed into a young Earth was quite similar in size and composition.
Houston (UPI) Apr 6, 2015 - The moon's first long-term inhabitants will require especially protective shelter. Cosmic radiation, extreme temperatures and the occasional meteorite impacts make the lunar surface a rather hostile place.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 05, 2015 - Chinese Chang'e 3 spacecraft on Dec. 14, 2013 became the first probe to soft land on the Moon since the Soviet Union's Luna 24 in 1976. Other missions could follow its footsteps soon as the commerci
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 01, 2015 - It must be a full moon is a common refrain when things appear more hectic than usual. The moon is even blamed when things get crazy at hospital emergency rooms or birth wards. Some nurses ascribe
Durham UK (SPX) Mar 22, 2015 - Scientists have produced a new map of the Moon's most unusual volcano showing that its explosive eruption spread debris over an area much greater than previously thought. A team of astronomers
Tempe AZ (SPX) Mar 19, 2015 - NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) acquired images of the lunar surface before and after the largest recorded explosion occurred on the surface. On March 17, 2013, an object the size of
Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 19, 2015 - The Jade Rabbit discovered at least 9 subterranean layers beneath the lunar surface, 5 more than was previously thought. Scientists believe the layers are a result of ancient lava flow between str
Beijing (XNA) Mar 19, 2015 - China will open its lunar exploration program to private enterprises in an attempt to boost technological innovation and break State-owned companies' monopoly in the space field, according to the co
West Lafayette, Ind. (UPI) Mar 17, 2015 - One of the largest craters on the moon was only recently discovered, thanks to the hard work of scientists at Purdue University. The crater's discovery was announced on Monday at the annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in Texas.
Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 15, 2015 - Russia plans to start exploring Earth's moon alongside partners from other states, a senior Russian space official said Thursday. Last month, Russian space agency Roscosmos said it hoped to se
Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 15, 2015 - Russia's new Angara-A5 carrier rocket could be modified for use in future Moon missions, Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said Thursday. We recommend that the Khrunichev space center (Angara-5
Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 12, 2015 - Another player in the field of commercial space travel, a California-based company just made a major stride toward the creation of the first commercial robotic spacecraft to be sent to the moon. It'
Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 11, 2015 - China successfully tested unmanned docking on the lunar orbit this week to determine whether key technology planned to be used in its Chang'e-5 mission to the Moon was working, according to the Stat
Davis CA (SPX) Mar 03, 2015 - Recreating the violent conditions of Earth's formation, scientists are learning more about how iron vaporizes and how this iron rain affected the formation of the Earth and Moon. The study is publis
Tempe AZ (SPX) Feb 15, 2015 - It's been more than 40 years since astronauts returned the last Apollo samples from the moon, and since then those samples have undergone some of the most extensive and comprehensive analysis of any
Washington DC (Sputnik) Feb 09, 2015 - The United States government is taking a new and early approach to spur commercial development of space. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has started issuing companies licenses to own land
