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Discarded SpaceX Falcon 9 Stage Set to Strike Moon in Rare, Predictable Impact

Planned observations will measure the ejecta plume and crater to test impact models and inform rules for disposing rocket hardware near the Moon.

Oxford Study Finds Moon’s Magnetic Field Was Mostly Weak Through Its History

New Global Map Reveals Young Lunar Fault Ridges, Expanding Moonquake Risk Zones

Apollo Soil Study Finds Meteorites Supplied Only a Small Share of Earth’s Water

Artemis II Nears Feb. 6 Launch Window as NASA Sets Early‑February Wet Dress Rehearsal

Chang'e-6 Samples Confirm Hematite and Maghemite on the Moon

PNAS Study Finds Rare Water-Rich Meteorite Relics in Chang'e-6 Far-Side Samples

Sealed Apollo 17 Sample Reveals Exotic Sulfur Signature Unlike Earth’s

Study Warns Moonquakes and Thrust Faults Endanger Long-Term Lunar Habitats