A research team led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences has released a new high-resolution geologic map of the Moon. The map includes discoveries made in the last ten years, like an updated chronology ...

We've been mapping the moon in detail ever since telescopes were invented. The U.S. Library of Congress gave Space.com permission to publish photos of a few of the moon maps in its possession, some of ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. A study on the moon map titled "The 1:2,500,000-scale geologic map of the global moon" has been accepted for publication in the journal Science Bulletin.

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s first step on the moon, Google today released a new version of its Google Earth exploratory software that includes a map of the Moon with enough ...

As early as 2025, NASA’s astronauts will be back on the moon. It will be the first return since the 1970s, and the first time humans will explore the moon’s south polar region. What they find there ...

A new study may help redefine how scientists map the surface of the Moon, making the process more streamlined and precise than ever before. A new study by Brown University researchers may help ...

The new map covers about one-quarter of the Earth-facing side of the lunar surface below 60 degrees latitude and extends to the moon's south pole. Given the large region covered, the researchers could ...

Have you ever wondered what kind of rocks make up those bright and dark splotches on the Moon? Well, the USGS has just released a new authoritative map to help explain the 4.5-billion-year-old history ...