A space rock struck the Moon in 2024, carving a 728-foot crater. Two new studies show how the impact reshaped the lunar surface far beyond the rim.

The findings, published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, account for the material strength of the two colliding worlds for the first time. That addition could alter how scientists reconstruct the moon-forming impact and may eventually help narrow down when the collision occurred.

The moon’s surface experienced a violent encounter with a comet or an asteroid — and has a massive battle scar to prove it.

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed a 728-foot-wide crater that formed on the Moon in 2024, making it the largest newly formed crater ever identified in the solar system. The impact disturbed the surface for miles around it,

The Moon has accompanied Earth for billions of years, becoming such a familiar part of the night sky that it is easy to overlook its importance. Yet this seemingly quiet companion plays a profound role in shaping life on our planet. It influences ocean ...

India has entered into a partnership with Nasa to share valuable data gathered from lunar missions. Through workshops, Nasa provides essential models to enhance the data systems of partnering nations.

New research shows the early lunar crust which makes up the surface of the Moon was considerably enriched in water more than 4 billion years ago, counter to previously held understanding. New research from a Western University postdoctoral fellow shows the ...

For the first time since 1972, NASA landed a craft on the surface of the Moon in February 2024. But the agency didn’t do it alone – instead, it partnered with commercial companies. Thanks to new technologies and public-private partnerships, the ...

The new crater was found in 2026, but was likely formed after an impact in spring 2024. Robinson, M. S., Boyd, A. K., Mahanti, P., Manheim, M. R., Speyerer, E. J., Stopar, J. D., & Wagner, R. V. The moon has more than 2 million craters on its surface,

When researchers first noted evidence of water on the Moon, they also found permanently shadowed regions, areas that do not see the Sun and therefore are frigid, providing the perfect place to foster water ice. Experts suspect the areas have held trapped ...