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Scientists just discovered a new crater on the moon — they call it a 'freckle'

"Over time, the rays will darken to the shade of the surrounding regolith as the material is exposed to space weathering," ...
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NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Just Discovered a Hidden Crater on the Moon

A new discovery on the Moon has scientists excited. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has identified a fresh crater, ...

NASA's Cassini detects fresh organic molecules from Saturn's Moon

Cassini detected fresh organic compounds in ice plumes from Enceladus’s subsurface ocean, strengthening the moon’s potential ...
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NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX captured stunning images of Earth and Moon before heading to asteroid Apophis

On September 23, 2025, NASA's OSIRIS-APEX successfully used an Earth flyby to slingshot toward its target: potentially ...
Labroots

New Evidence Explains the "Two-Faced" Moon Mystery

While the Moon’s near side and far side display different surfaces, could their interiors differ, as well? This is what a recent study published in Nature Geoscience hopes to address as a team of ...
El Adelantado de Segovia

Confirmed—the Moon is “rusting” in some places, and scientists say it is a fleeting, violent phenomenon never seen before

Oxygen ion irradiation from Earth's wind drives oxide formation on the lunar surface, causing the Moon to oxidize due to the ...

Does Earth have 2 moons now? Here's the truth behind 'quasi moon' asteroid 2025 PN7

2025 PN7 is a small, dim asteroid that appears to orbit Earth, according to EarthSky. Believed to be a piece of the moon that ...