Is the Moon shrinking? Scientists explore what would happen if Earth’s natural satellite disappearedMoon shrinking: Earth's Moon is gradually shrinking as its interior cools, a process now believed to be occurring faster than previously th...
04 Mar, 2026, 10.13 AM IST
Why the Moon Is Shrinking Faster Than Previously EstimatedOnce thought dormant, the Moon is actively shrinking due to its cooling interior, a process revealing fresh tectonic features and young fau...
27 Feb, 2026, 03.46 PM IST
What’s Causing Cracks on the Moon’s Surface?Once thought dormant, the Moon is now revealed to be a dynamic world. Cooling and contracting, its crust fractures, creating cliffs and gen...
23 Feb, 2026, 03.54 PM IST
NASA study using 50-year-old Apollo Moon samples suggests Earth’s water may not have come from meteoritesA new NASA study using Apollo lunar soil samples challenges a long-held theory. It suggests meteorites were not the primary source of Earth...
25 Jan, 2026, 11.04 AM IST
China discovers rare moon crystal containing potential fuel for future fusion energyChinese researchers found a rare crystal, Changesite-(Y), on the Moon. It contains helium-3, a key ingredient for nuclear fusion. Helium-3 ...
08 Aug, 2025, 10.09 AM IST
Ice may exist on Moon at more locations than previously thought, Chandrayaan-3 data suggestsThe Chandrayaan-3 mission suggests the presence of ice beneath the Moon's poles may be more extensive than previously thought. This discove...
06 Mar, 2025, 10.08 PM IST
How the Moon’s slow drift is impacting our days and unveiling ancient secretsThe duration of our days is being impacted by the Moon's gradual drift away from Earth, according to recent studies. The history of the Moo...
24 Jul, 2024, 03.04 AM IST
NASA picks geology team for first crewed lunar landing missionAmid the frenzied anticipation in India around its third lunar mission - Chandrayaan-3, American space agency NASA has chosen a geology tea...
23 Aug, 2023, 10.43 AM IST
Not just sons of Tamil Nadu's soil but the soil itself contributed to Chandrayaan-3 missionThe soil from Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, has been supplied to ISRO since 2012 for testing the capability of the Chandrayaan missions. The soil i...
23 Aug, 2023, 09.48 AM IST
- Saturn moon Enceladus may have tipped over, finds Cassini
Washington, May 31 (IANS) Saturn's icy, ocean-bearing moon Enceladus may have tipped over in the distant past possibly due to a collision w...
31 May, 2017, 10.55 AM IST
Moon gets a 'makeover' every 81,000 years: StudyCrater counts and radiometric ages from returned samples help derive age estimates for unsampled units on the Moon and other Solar System o...
13 Oct, 2016, 01.00 PM IST
NASA captures Pluto's moon Charon in stunning detailCharon's colour palette is not as diverse as Pluto's; most striking is the reddish north polar region, informally named Mordor Macula, NASA...
02 Oct, 2015, 02.48 PM IST
First signs of geology spotted on Pluto's surfaceAfter New Horizons makes its closest pass over Pluto's surface, the images we get back will be hundreds of times higher resolution than thi...
13 Jul, 2015, 01.06 PM IST
Chinese rover: Moon's geological history 'complex'In an interesting find, Chinese scientists say the Moon could have at least nine layers beneath its surface.
13 Mar, 2015, 10.29 PM IST
Asteroid attacks significantly altered ancient EarthThe surface of Earth was heavily reprocessed as a result of giant asteroid impacts more than four bln years ago, according to new research.
01 Aug, 2014, 01.58 PM IST
NASA's Cassini spacecraft finds 101 geysers on icy Saturn moonThe unique geological basin of Enceladus shows a map of 101 geysers coincident with small hot spots.
29 Jul, 2014, 03.02 PM IST
China's lunar probe observes stars, explores moonThese findings will help scientists to understand the terrain, geological structure, material composition and soil formation of the Moon.
18 Jan, 2014, 05.24 PM IST