The craters bear the names of astronomers who revolutionized our understanding of the night sky.

Eudoxus, Aristoteles, and Cassini craters are positioned near the lunar terminator during the first quarter moon, allowing their structures to be observed through telescopes tonight.

Before humans send probes to space to mine for precious metals on asteroids, they could find vast quantities of minerals like platinum on the Moon’s craters, a new study suggests. Minerals like ...

The following is a press release from the National Parks Service: ARCO, Idaho (KIFI) — The National Park Service (NPS) invites members of the public to participate in three special “walks on the Moon” ...

CAREY, Idaho — It's where black lava rock stretches for miles, broken only by the flowers that bloom in the cracks. This is a place so unique, it could pass for another celestial body. Except it's not ...

Space scientists once thought the moon was about as dry as dust. Not anymore. Now they estimate 600 million metric tons of water can be found in 40 craters near the lunar north pole. "We thought we ...

American astronauts who return to the moon’s surface in the years ahead for the first time in more than half a century will have the difficult and unprecedented task of setting the stage for a ...