A topographic model of the Moon using a color-scale from purple (low) to red (high) based on data collected by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and Kaguya by the Japanese Space Agency.

The two uncrewed craft were in an unofficial race to land at the moon's south pole about 75 miles apart. Luna-25 launched Aug. 11 and was expected to land Monday. Its crash location was not ...

But you may be surprised to know that the North and South Pole are both gradually moving – and they have actually switched places over the years too, due to changes in magnetic fields (though ...

A new camera at the South Pole Telescope has used the Cosmic Microwave Background, the first light to fill the universe, as a celestial treasure map that could lead to the secrets of dark matter.

Temperatures in PSRs might drop below -200C (-390F), making them prime locations to look for ice. A Nasa rover set to head to the Moon's South Pole in late 2024, called Viper, will drive into some ...

You might be scared if you heard Earth’s North Pole and South Pole were about to flip positions. The sun is about to do the same thing, and it’s not a worry for us. The sun is a big magnetic ...

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