A routine data check has led NASA scientists to identify the largest newly formed impact crater ever discovered on the Moon. Named McGetchin, the crater appeared after a space rock struck the lunar ...

A scientist working for NASA discovered the largest newly formed crater ever found on the moon and a temperature change in the area surrounding it.

Earth,” your mind probably jumps straight to a sci-fi blockbuster movie poster or a comic book alternate dimension. But astronomers just proved that huge, rocky ...

Wider and about as deep as the Roman Colosseum, researchers believe the newly-discovered McGetchin crater was formed after a powerful surface impact in 2024.

NASA’s new observatory, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, has lifted off to solve the universe’s enduring mysteries.

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter discovered McGetchin, a 222-meter-wide lunar crater formed in 2024. The impact altered the surface for several kilometers and also produced an unusually large and ...

The scientists were especially intrigued by strong signals of carbonate minerals detected by Mars orbiters. On Earth, carbonates frequently form in shallow ocean and lake environments capable of ...

A routine comparison of lunar images led a Nasa scientist to a history-making discovery: a newly formed impact crater on the moon. During a routine data-quality check of a global map of the moon, NASA ...