the oscillations lasted longer than they would on Earth. China, which previously planted flags on the Moon in 2013 and 2020, now has plans to deploy a flag that appears to “wave.” According to ...

A small near-Earth asteroid, 2024 PT5, may originate from the Moon, as its reflectance spectrum matches lunar samples but not known asteroid types. This suggests it is lunar ejecta, making it only ...

The object is known as Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA) 2024 PT5 (or PT5, for short) and its orbit is very similar to Earth's. Oddly enough, that region often gets littered with rocket bodies ...

Missions 5 and 6 returned lunar material to Earth from ... China’s waving flag, if it succeeds, could represent a new milestone in the annals of lunar vexillogy (moon flags), at least for ...

Oxygen isotope identity of the Earth and Moon with implications for the formation of the Moon and source of volatiles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2024; 121 (52) DOI: 10.1073 ...

The prevailing theory had been that the moon was the result of a collision between early Earth and the protoplanet Theia. New measurements indicate that the moon formed from material ejected from ...

A small space rock that lingered near Earth last year and was referred to as its temporary “mini-moon” may actually be a chunk of the moon that chipped off thousands of years ago. The ...

Earth's moon has been selected as a historical preservation site in an attempt to protect humanity's lunar legacy. The World Monuments Fund announced today 25 new sites on their 2025 World ...