N ew data from India's Chandrayaan-3 mission suggests that the Moon may have once had an ocean of lava on its surface sometime in the past. The data is covered extensively in a new paper published ...

"Studying the rocks there, since they are pristine rocks not altered by the harsh surface, could give a lot of insight about the lunar volcanism and the history of volcanism on the Moon," Carrer said.

Hidden Planet How lava caves on Earth helped scientists find one on the Moon. A lava tube has been confirmed on the moon for the first time, according to recent research.

UNDATED (WKRC) - Data from a new study suggests that the moon could have once been covered in an ocean of lava. The Chandrayaan-3 mission from the Indian Space Research Organizationsent a rover ...

Moon rocks reveal hidden lunar history As NASA astronauts aim for landings in 2027, ... Giant pools of lava filled impact craters and settled into the lunar lowlands, ...

But engineering studies have shown that under the weaker lunar gravity, lava tubes up to 1,260 feet (385 meters) wide could exist 210 feet (65 meters) below the surface, assuming a rock density ...

NASA's Juno spacecraft saw molten rock—and a mountain straight out of Star Wars —on Jupiter's moon Io.

NASA’s Juno spacecraft recently spotted a glassy-smooth lava lake amid the volcanic hellscape of Jupiter’s moon Io.. When Juno’s orbit swooped past Io last December, its cameras captured a ...

Scientists have confirmed a cave on the moon, not far from where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed 55 years ago this week, and suspect there are hundreds more that could house future astronauts.

So, even if the ocean of lava didn’t cover the entirety of the Moon, it’s likely there was at least a lake of molten rock on the lunar surface at some point or another, but it cooled and ...

The Sea of Tranquility is home to at least one lunar lava tube, which could preserve a pristine and unweathered record of lunar volcanism. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...