Recent research has shed light on the role of the Moon’s largest impact crater in explaining the stark visual and geological differences between the Moon’s near side, which faces Earth, and its far ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

Researchers from Shanghai and Guangzhou, China have discovered an impact crater. It sits on the side of a hill in Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province. They’ve given it the name Jinlin crater. The team ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Nov 20, 2025, 08:01am EST Nov 21, 2025, 11:53am EST Aerial view ...

U.S. 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 permanent ...