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Why the Moon’s South Pole Is Becoming the Centre of a New Space RaceThe Moon's south pole, once a scientific curiosity, is now a strategic prize due to discovered water ice. This frozen resource promises to ...26 Feb, 2026, 03.39 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
- Two-faced moon: New study reveals moon’s near and far sides are more different than thoughtThe Moon is truly two-faced, with near and far sides showing remarkable differences. A recent study in Nature Geoscience indicates that the...30 Sep, 2025, 07.40 PM IST
- NASA study reveals why the Moon’s near and far sides tell very different stories and how it influences EarthNASA's GRAIL mission reveals the Moon's two sides are strikingly different, with the nearside being warmer and more volcanically active tha...15 May, 2025, 02.30 PM IST
- Samples obtained by Chinese spacecraft show moon's ancient volcanismChina's Chang'e-6 mission brought back the first-ever samples from the moon's far side, revealing volcanic activity lasting at least 1.4 bi...15 Nov, 2024, 08.55 PM IST
- Third Lunar mission in 15 years! Moon truly beckons ISROIndia's lunar missions, Chandrayaan-1 and Chandrayaan-2, have made significant discoveries on the Moon. Chandrayaan-1, launched in 2008, fo...23 Aug, 2023, 09.37 AM IST
- Researchers discover how impact causes a new planet to 'break up'Every solid body in the solar system is constantly pummeled by impacts, both large and small. Even on Earth, every single spot has been aff...19 Aug, 2022, 09.54 AM IST
- China's Chang'e 5 lunar probe finds first on-site evidence of water on moon's surfaceThe study published on Saturday in the peer-reviewed journal Science Advances revealed that the lunar soil at the landing site contains les...10 Jan, 2022, 10.58 AM IST
- Chandrayaan-2 orbiter payloads made discovery-class findings, says ISROEarlier this week, ISRO opened up its scientific discussions on Lunar Science to "the people of the country, to engage the Indian academia,...10 Sep, 2021, 12.54 PM IST
- Mars has a porous crust, says NASA studyWashington, Sep 14 (IANS) Mars's crust is not as dense as previously thought and a lower density likely means that at least part of the Red...14 Sep, 2017, 03.27 PM IST
- 'Rusty' lunar rock suggests Moon's interior is dryThe question of the Moon's moistness matters because the amount of water and other volatile elements and compounds provide clues to the Moo...22 Aug, 2017, 02.47 PM IST
- Moon's interior may contain waterNew York, July 26 (IANS) There may be substantial amounts of trapped water in the interior of the moon, researchers have said.26 Jul, 2017, 03.42 PM IST
- Scientists spot new evidence of water on MoonNew York, July 25 (IANS) Numerous volcanic deposits distributed across the surface of the Moon contain unusually high amounts of trapped wa...25 Jul, 2017, 11.57 AM IST
- Earth's gravitational pull shrinking the Moon: NASAEarth's gravity has influenced the orientation of thousands of faults that form in the lunar surface as the Moon shrinks, NASA has revealed.16 Sep, 2015, 04.53 PM IST
- NASA's LADEE spacecraft finds glowing neon gas on moonA dense atmosphere like Earth's is relatively rare in our solar system because an object has to be sufficiently massive to have enough grav...18 Aug, 2015, 12.35 PM IST
- Moon's volcanic activity slowed down gradually: NASAScores of distinctive rock deposits observed by Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) are estimated to be less than 100 million years old.13 Oct, 2014, 04.21 PM IST
- Magma may have made 'Man in the Moon' imageScientists have found that the 'Man in the Moon' image on the lunar surface was created by a large plume of magma deep within the Moon's in...02 Oct, 2014, 04.04 PM IST
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