Analysis of moon samples collected and returned to Earth by China's Chang'e 5 mission shows "at least one hydrous mineral, ...

The mineral’s structure and composition closely ... “Our findings also suggest that water molecules can persist in sunlit areas of the moon as hydrated salts, providing crucial constraints ...

We live with a compulsion to leave behind a legacy. The evidence of our existence sometimes stays and sometimes fades: a ...

Featuring earth’s largest collection of Mars meteorites, along with a third of all moon rocks extant on our planet, the newly expanded Maine Mineral & Gem Museum (MMGM) in Bethel has been wowing ...

HyperScout H sees a broader range of colors than the human eye. It will study the asteroid’s mineral composition. The moon is a faint blotch in the upper right of the image. Hera is in a ...

Given the frequent meteoroid impacts on the moon, this mechanism may occur widely in the lunar weathering layer, the team said, thus affecting the mineral composition and elemental distribution on ...