According to observations of young ridges see on the far side, Earth's moon is not geologically dead, as previously believed.

Fig. 3. Lunar volcanic landforms. (A) Floor-fractured crater (44.3°E, 46.5°N), LRO WAC mosaic. (B) Lava flows in the southwestern Imbrium (330.4°E, 25.5°N), Apollo photograph AS15-M-1701. (C) Sinuous ...

In 2020, researchers used recordings from the Yutu-2 LPR recorder to map out the first 130 feet below the moon's surface. Scientists have now mapped out the first 1,000 feet, uncovering several hidden ...

China’s Chang’e-4 mission rover has helped scientists visualise “hidden” structures deep below the surface of the moon’s far side – an advance that reveals billions of years of lunar history. The Yutu ...

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The Moon has always held a certain mystery, especially its far side, hidden from Earth’s view. While telescopes and astronauts have revealed much about its surface, recent research has uncovered ...

After the U.S. Project Apollo, many countries have been continuously augmenting the exploration of the lunar surface and structure, such as the U.S. Clementine probe, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO ...

While the moon is a dead rock floating in space, there is much more that's interesting, at least to researchers, than meets the eye. At first glance, the Earth's closest neighbor may seem boring, but ...