Ancient Moon dust, meteorite traces and Apollo samples are helping NASA scientists rethink where Earth’s water truly came ...

For a long time, scientists assumed that Earth's water was delivered by asteroids and comets billions of years ago. This coincided with the Late Heavy Bombardment (ca. 4.1 to 3.8 billion years ago), a ...

NASA research using Apollo lunar regolith data refines the Moon’s impact record and places limits on meteorite contributions to Earth’s water over geologic time.

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

Earlier research held that meteorite impacts from the solar system's early days were a major source of Earth's water.

A stronomers are getting prepared for the chance to see "the most energetic lunar impact event ever recorded in human history ...

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.

There's a bright side to every situation. In 2032, the moon itself might have a particularly bright side if it is blasted by ...

The findings are a big clue as to why the far and near hemispheres of the moon look so different.

Planetary scientists analyzing oxygen isotopes in lunar soil from the Apollo mission sites conclude that meteorite bombardment over 4 billion years could only have delivered a tiny fraction of Earth’s ...