a photograph of the moon's far side as seen from space A large formation of granite discovered beneath an ancient lunar volcano is further evidence that the far side of the moon once glowed with ...

Moon scientists have announced the discovery of a 50-kilometer-wide hunk of rock underneath the lunar farside’s surface — and it’s made of something commonly found in kitchens. This diagram shows the ...

The far side of the moon is hiding evidence of an enormous ancient volcano. But even though researchers are sure the volcano was there, they remain mystified about how it could have formed. For more ...

A recent discovery shows that the moon's far side was volcanically active. A team of geologists found a large granite deposit beneath a long-extinct lunar volcano, supporting the theory that the ...

In 2026, NASA plans to explore a region where granite was detected on the moon with a rover. Credit: NASA / GSFC / Arizona State University Geologists have found a large cache of granite in an ...

A large formation of granite discovered below the lunar surface likely was formed from the cooling of molten lava that fed a volcano or volcanoes that erupted early in the Moon's history -- as long as ...

Matt Siegler, a planetary scientist at SMU, was digging into old data to figure out how hot it is under the moon's surface when he came upon something surprising: evidence of a massive, ancient ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. On Earth, granite is the result of the cooling of molten ...

Cooled magma deposits have been discovered under a lunar volcano that likely erupted 3.5 billion years ago. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...