Scientists have long thought that the South Pole-Aitken basin was formed by a shallow-angle impact, but new research suggests ...

Even though these particular lunar craters aren't visible from your backyard, Kring says there are similar, but smaller canyons on the near side of the moon that's visible in the night sky.

While many impact craters on Earth have long disappeared due to erosion and other natural factors, the moon’s craters can help researchers better understand what happened on Earth billions of ...

The rocket-powered Gracie will conduct five hops during its short lunar stay, including one into the depths of a shadowy ...

Cape Canaveral, Fla. — New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a ...

A vast impact crater near the moon’s south pole was formed by an asteroid moving at more than a kilometre a second, releasing energy when it struck equivalent to 130 times that of all the ...

But some scientists believe only ice – thought to be preserved deep in craters on the moon’s far side – could potentially support future lunar missions as a water source for astronauts.

So we studied an impact crater on the far side of the moon near the South Pole, not too far from where NASA's astronauts will be landing in the next few years. And what we, in particular ...