The recent discovery of a lunar lava tube hints at a hidden network of caves that could provide shelter for future explorers.

A new study published in Nature adds to the case that lunar caves are a strong option to protect future permanent outposts on ...

LAMP's main mission is to find water ice in deep polar craters. But new research flags a concern. Could human landing systems touching down on the moon deliver water from their rocket exhaust ...

Scientists have discovered lava tubes just under the surface of the Moon. The team used radar to answer a question scientists ...

The pit, like the more than 200 others discovered up there, was created by the collapse of a lava tube. Researchers analyzed radar measurements by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, and compared ...

Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches ... iron metal in lunar meteorites and in lunar samples from Apollo. But all of those samples are surface lava flows, and our study ...

In 2009, researchers discovered a deep hole in the moon that supported the hypothesis that tunnels may form when lava cools underneath the surface. Monday’s news, however, is reportedly first of ...

The pit, like the more than 200 others discovered up there, was created by the collapse of a lava ... and rocket fuel. During NASA’s Apollo program, 12 astronauts landed on the moon, beginning ...

Previous data collected during NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter’s Lyman Alpha Mapping Project (LAMP) indicates water ... and hydrogen rocket fuel. But experts will need to study any lunar ...

The pit, like the more than 200 others discovered up there, was created by the collapse of a lava ... and rocket fuel. During NASA’s Apollo program, 12 astronauts landed on the moon, beginning ...

An Italian-led team announced its discovery after analyzing radar measurements taken by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and comparing the results with lava tubes on Earth. Their findings ...

Explorations of this structure would reveal a scientific wonderland preserving three billion years of lunar geologic history. Credit: Arizona State University. The existence of lunar lava tubes ...