Astronomers confirm a 4 percent chance that asteroid 2024 YR4, which is a 60 metre space rock, that could strike the Moon on 22 Dec 2032. An impact would blast debris into space and could send meteors toward Earth, threaten satellites and create a dazzling meteor show. 

NASA Tracks Asteroid Heading for Direct Lunar Impact, Countdown to Rare Lunar Collision Event

Scientists highlight the Moon’s slow-motion drift away from Earth, raising questions about the long-term effects on cosmic balance. The phenomenon could impact tides, planetary rotation, and Earth-Moon stability.


Moon's Slow-Motion Breakup From Earth: Explained 

Moon's slow-motion breakup from earth, is cosmic balance under threat? 

The night sky will play host to an unusual lunar event known as a Black Moon on August 23. Black Moon isn't an official astronomical term, but it's used to describe unusual timings of new moon phases.


Black Moon: this celestial event only happens once every 33 months

The night sky will play host to an unusual lunar event known as a Black Moon on August 23. Black Moon isn't an official astronomical term, but it's used to describe unusual timings of new moon phases.



Black Moon: Rare Black Moon Rising With Sun on August 23 | GRAVITAS

The debate of whether the moon’s inner core is solid or molten has finally been settled by a team of scientists at the French National Centre for Scientific Research.

What is inside the moon’s inner core? Here’s what scientists revealed

NASA found the 'most lunar-like' place on Earth to prepare the crew for the first journey to the moon after more than half a century as part of the Artemis II. The country chosen for this task was Iceland which has rugged terrain similar to the lunar surface.

NASA finalises 'most lunar-like' place on Earth to train crew for Artemis II. It was...

An international team of scientists has raised concerns that threats like climate change and habitat loss due to human activities have far outpaced humanity's ability to protect the many species on the verge of extinction. They suggest that the solution to this massive problem may lie outside our planet…on the moon, to be exact

How lunar craters could rescue earth's genes

China's ambitious space program could take a significant stride ahead with the launch of an unmanned lunar mission on Friday that aims to return samples from the moon's far side for the first time.

China launches lunar probe mission, world's 1st mission to study lunar samples

Astrobotic & Intuitive machine looking to break US' lunar exile. Intuitive machine's Nova-C to launch Mid-February. Nova-C has direct shot to land on lunar surface 1 week post launch.

NASA-Funded companies race for Lunar landing

Japan's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) entered the Moon's orbit on Christmas Day. This has taken Japan close to its first successful landing on Earth's only satellite.

Japan's probe enters lunar orbit, what happens now?

The Moon has fascinated humans for centuries, yet it is only in modern times that special explorations are being carried out to study the physiological aspects of the celestial body, thanks to the advancement of science.

Plans afoot to build lighthouses on Moon for future lunar missions

The human influence has pushed the moon into a new geological epoch called the Lunar Anthropocene, a group of researchers suggest. A new study by the University of Kansas says that this new phase of existence for the moon has been triggered by human disturbance which dates back to 1959 when for the very first time the USSR’s Luna 2 mission made contact with the lunar surface.

Explained | Humans are on the Moon and it might be the beginning of the end for our satellite

A study reveals that Apollo 17's left-over lunar module is causing tiny moonquakes on the lunar surface. The study was led by researchers from the California University of Technology.

Is Apollo 17's left-over tech causing moonquakes on the lunar surface?

The moon is Earth's natural satellite is it the closest celestial body to Earth and the only one where astronauts have landed so far.

Lunar traffic risks satellite collision

A day after developing technical difficulties, Russia's Luna-25 probe has crashed into the Moon, informed Russia's space agency Roscosmos on Sunday (August 20). The Luna-25 probe was the first Russian Moon mission in nearly 50 years.

Luna-25 crashes into moon; Russia’s lunar mission ends

Russia's Luna-25 first moon mission in 47 years crashed on the moon's surface.

Luna 25: Russian lunar mission comes to an end: Spacecraft moved to an unpredictable orbit

Luna-25: Russia's first lunar probe in 47 years comes to an end

Race to the moon: Russia's lunar mission comes to a crashing end

Race to the moon: Russia's lunar mission come to a crashing end

After a 37-day journey, the Chandrayaan-3 lander craft 'Vikram' is now barely 25 kilometres above the Lunar surface. This is the lowest orbit it will remain in before it commences its powered descent (manoeuvres that will lead to the Lunar soft landing).

Chandrayaan-3: Vikram lander 25km above moon, to land at break of Lunar Day on Aug 23

India's third lunar spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 has successfully completed its second Lunar orbit reduction. This is a process of firing the spacecraft's engines, in a manner that would slow down the craft and bring it into an orbit that's closer to the moon.

India's Chandrayaan-3 performs second Lunar orbit reduction

Scientists have proposed a reset of the lunar clock after re-evaluating impact craters on the moon's surface, indicating that certain features, such as the iconic "Man in the Moon" formation, could be 200 million years older than previously believed.

Lunar clock reset: 'Man in the Moon' could be 200 million years older than previously thought

An exhibition in Mexico City is celebrating the 45th anniversary of a pre-Hispanic lunar goddess sculpture discovery. Watch this video for all details.

Mexico marks 45th anniversary of the discovery of a lunar goddess sculpture with an exhibition

Turtles and fish swim around divers performing an underwater lion dance in a Malaysian aquarium ahead of the Lunar New Year festival. Carrying oxygen canisters, the dancers under a single lion costume jump in mid-water before slowly landing on the sandy floor of a huge Aquaria KLCC water tank.

This Malaysian aquarium holds underwater lion dance ahead of Lunar New Year festival

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