New measurements from NASA's Juno probe have seemingly put to bed the possibility of a magma ocean beneath the surface of Io.

China’s Chang’e-6 mission has provided the first-ever soil samples from the Moon’s far side. Scientists analyzing the ...

The moon's far side is pockmarked by craters and has fewer of the near side's flat, dark plains carved by lava flows. Why the two halves are so different remains a mystery, said study co-author ...

The other team’s findings were mostly similar, although the scientists also found lava grains as old as 4.2 billion years. These and other studies show that the Moon had active volcanism for ...

The Chang'e-4 spacecraft became the first to visit the moon's far side in 2019. The moon’s far side is pockmarked by craters and has fewer of the near side’s flat, dark plains carved by lava flows.

Space scientists believe that the Moon's ancient lava tubes could be ideal for future human habitation. These lava tubes are vast and hollow tunnels formed by lava that flowed over the surface ...

The moon's surface is marked by stark contrasts: the near side, which faces Earth, is home to vast, flat plains formed by ancient lava flows. However, the far side is pockmarked with craters ...

The moon’s far side is pockmarked by craters and has fewer of the near side’s flat, dark plains carved by lava flows. Why the two halves are so different remains a mystery, said study co ...

In 2019, the Chang'e-4 spacecraft made history by being the first to explore the far side of the moon. There are fewer of the flat, black plains sculpted by lava flows on the moon's far side ...

FILE - This China National Space Administration (CNSA) handout image released by Xinhua News Agency, shows the lander-ascender combination of Chang'e-6 probe taken by a mini rover after it landed ...