Our planet's Moon might look dead and stagnant from our vantage point here on Earth, but a new study suggests it was moving ...

Loki Patera is 202 kilometres (126 mi) in diameter, covers 20,000 sq km (7,700 sq mi), and was the largest volcanic feature found on Io until these new observations revealed the hot spot in the south ...

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An adorable theory about why we say the phrase ‘to the moon and back’ in relation to love is taking over TikTok. The ...

The formation of a feldspar crust didn’t mark the end of geological activity on the moon, though. The heat leftover by the impact, as well as more heat contributed by radioactive elements, was able to ...