On Earth, lava tubes are no wider than 100 feet (30 meters). But engineering studies have shown that under the weaker lunar gravity, lava tubes up to 1,260 feet (385 meters) wide could exist 210 ...

Scientists have discovered lava tubes just under the surface of the Moon. The team used radar to answer a question scientists have been asking for over 50 years. If we’re lucky, these tubes ...

Nasa has released a new animation of a giant lava lake discovered on Io's surface. Io has long been known to be volcanically active, but new research suggests that Jupiter's moon has been spewing ...

Space scientists believe that the Moon's ancient lava tubes could be ideal for future human habitation. These lava tubes are vast and hollow tunnels formed by lava that flowed over the surface ...

Clarifying the “Dark Side” of the Moon The far side of the Moon, often referred to as the “dark side,” is not actually devoid of sunlight. It remains hidden from Earth because the Moon is ...

On November 14, 1969, the Apollo 12 mission launched to the moon. This was the second moon landing of the Apollo program. The ...