A new study highlights the volcanic Rimae Bode region as a scientifically promising destination for China's first crewed moon landing mission, which the nation wants to achieve by 2030.

In the two-way race between the U.S. and China to put humans back on the moon, the lunar south pole is widely considered the most prized place to land. The South Pole–Aitken Basin—the moon’s largest ...

China’s ambitious plans to land astronauts on the Moon by 2030 are taking shape, with the Rimae Bode region emerging as a key target. This geological hotspot, recently highlighted in a Nature ...

Did the Moon’s geological activity stop billions of years ago after it formed, or has it been active since then? This is what a recent study published in The Planetary Science Journal hopes to address ...

The Moon has a long, chaotic geological history almost as old as Earth itself. Every crater, rock and speck of dust on the Moon tells a story, but because it's not exactly close to our planet, this ...

Observations of the Rimae Bode region on the moon reveal five distinct types of terrain and identify several potential ...

For thousands of years, the moon inspired humans from afar, but the bright beacon in Earth’s night sky — located more than 200,000 miles (321,868 kilometers) away — remained out of reach. That all ...

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More than five decades have passed since Neil Armstrong took his “giant leap for mankind” by setting foot on the moon. Now a NASA test team, including a Western Carolina University professor, is ...

Experts continue to probe the Moon's shrinking effect on the stability of future lunar bases.

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