The Moon’s south pole has shifted from a distant curiosity to the most coveted real estate in the Solar System, and China’s Chang’e-7 mission is poised to probe its secrets in unprecedented detail. By ...

Photo: Courtesy of Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences Chinese scientists have identified two previously unknown lunar ...

Variations in its crystal structure could help researchers better understand how lunar minerals form and evolve under extreme ...

Tiny tubes just one atom thick, long thought to be the product of high‑tech laboratories, have turned up in a scoop of dirt from the far side of the Moon. The discovery, made in lunar soil returned by ...

In the two-way race between the U.S. and China to put humans back on the moon, the lunar south pole is widely considered the most prized place to land. The area is relatively resource-rich, pocked ...