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Explore the dramatic rock formations of Valle de la Luna in the Atacama Desert, Chile—an alien landscape that earned its lunar name.

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Scientists studying lunar samples have finally resolved a decades-long debate about the Moon’s ancient magnetic field.

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We may be missing alien radio signals because they have become smeared beyond the narrowband detectors that SETI utilizes, a new study suggests.

The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed our lunar companion is safe for now from an asteroid impact.

Two landers manufactured by Firefly Aerospace and Intuitive Machines were briefly on the moon at the same time in March 2025.

Two US lunar landers launched from the Kennedy Space Center touched down on the moon in March 2025, marking a milestone for NASA's Artemis program.

NASA says there's now zero chance that asteroid 2024 YR4 will crash into the moon in 2032. The space agency had been predicting a 4.3% chance of a direct hit.