Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Moon's largest impact feature, the South Pole–Aitken basin, is so named because it stretches between Aitken crater and the ...

The moon’s oldest and largest crater didn’t form in the way astronomers thought, according to a detailed analysis of its shape, which would rewrite the moon’s early history. The South Pole-Aitken (SPA ...

A strange phenomenon awaits on the far side of the Moon as Artemis astronauts prepare to explore the South Pole–Aitken basin. This ancient impact crater, over 4 billion years old, holds secrets from ...

Researchers have discovered a large mass beneath the surface of the moon that is five times larger than the Big Island of Hawaii, according to a new study from Baylor University. It may be metal from ...

American astronauts who return to the moon's surface in the years ahead for the first time in more than half a century will have the difficult and unprecedented task of setting the stage for a ...

As astronauts prepare for south-polar landings, a new look at the Moon’s biggest crater points to a pivotal moment in lunar history—and to the rocks you’ll want sampled next. A study led by Jeffrey ...