Artemis II astronauts are nearing the moon for what will be a six-hour, non-stop lunar flyby that may reveal fresh images of the dark side of the moon.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The third quarter moon shines under artificial lights above India in 2024.

What would actually happen if the Moon collided with Earth? The result would be immediate global devastation, wiping out billions in seconds. Entire continents would be destroyed, and the planet’s oceans could disappear.

For all its ancient, familiar features, the Moon is still changing—and sometimes in dramatic ways. Scientists recently identified a fresh 22-meter-wide crater by comparing orbital images taken years apart,

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Earth has long been deemed safe from a calamitous collision with a certain small asteroid in 2032. The moon, on the other hand, remained under threat for a little while longer.

There’s some welcome news for astronomers as a threatening asteroid is no longer expected to impact the moon. For a brief time, the space rock called “Asteroid 2024 YR4” was considered to be the most dangerous asteroid discovered in the last 20 years ...

Moon dust could soon become building material, as scientists use microwaves to turn it into solid structures for future lunar homes.