Moon's largest crater harbors secret on south pole where NASA astronauts will land

Could Artemis III astronauts collect some lunar samples that shed light on the moon's mysterious past? That's what a team of researchers hope.

Arizona scientist wants NASA astronauts to collect lunar crater samples. Here's why

Solving a lunar mystery? Scientist at the University of Arizona is the lead author on research proposing a new theory for the ...
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Something Strange Is Hiding in the Moon’s Biggest Crater, and NASA’s About to Dig It Up

The Moon’s largest and oldest known crater, the South Pole–Aitken (SPA) basin, is revealing secrets that could transform our ...
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We were wrong about how the moon's largest and oldest crater formed — and that's great news for NASA's next lunar landing

A new study has revealed that our understanding of the South Pole-Aitken basin was quite literally back-to-front, meaning ...
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The Moon's Largest Crater Has Something Odd Going on – And Astronauts Are Heading There

The gravitational interaction between the Earth and Moon has led to one hemisphere of the Moon being locked facing away from ...
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There’s Something Really Strange About the Moon’s Largest Crater, Where NASA Astronauts Are Due to Land

The findings could help explain why the Moon’s far side is riddled with large craters, while the more explored near side is ...

The Moon’s Deepest Scar Still Glows With Clues to Its Fiery Birth

When NASA’s Artemis astronauts land near the moon’s south pole, they may be stepping into a region that holds vital clues to ...
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The moon’s craters like you’ve never seen before

The University of Texas at Arlington is teaming up with NASA to celebrate International Observe the Moon Night this Saturday, Oct. 4. At the free event, held in the UTA Observatory from 8:30 to 10:30 ...

NASA Couldn’t Get Its Rover to the Moon, So Blue Origin Will Do It Instead

NASA’s water-hunting lunar rover was given a second chance to reach the surface of the Moon. Blue Origin will deliver VIPER to the Moon on an upcoming lunar lander mission, resurrecting the ...

Analyses of moon's largest impact crater reveal unexpected insights into its tumultuous past

When astronauts land near the moon's south pole as part of NASA's Artemis program in a few years, they likely will find ...

Is NASA losing the moon race? All eyes are on the megarocket launching Monday for answers

Calls for the US to land astronauts back on the moon before China have been increasingly loud and frequent. But it all hinges ...

NASA selects Blue Origin to take the once-canceled VIPER rover to moon

Jeff Bezos’ company will launch at Blue Moon MK1 robotic lander from Cape Canaveral to get the rover to the moon to hunt for ice.