Lunar

Moon's surface is pretty cracked up, getting worse with time and meteor impacts

The Moon is far less dense & has way more deep fissures than scientists thought it did.

NASA study finds that water is released on the Moon during Meteor showers

Scientists find the Earth's oldest rock in lunar sample returned from the moon

Researchers found evidence that the rock was launched from Earth by a large impacting asteroid or comet.

China's Chang'e 4 Lunar Rover to measure lunar freezing night temperature

China's Chang'e-4 lunar rover, which is exploring the dark side of the moon, will measure the freezing night temperature, scientists said

The next US moon landing program will be by private companies and not NASA

NASA has named nine US companies, that will compete for funding of a new moon program.

German space agency tests the ROBEX lunar rover on Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano

Scientists also hope to use the robots to explore the depths of Mount Etna and relay back useful technical data on seismic movement.

TeamIndus and Hakuto are going to rideshare on the same ISRO PSLV in an attempt to bag the Google Xprize

Hakuto and TeamIndus are both competing for the Google Lunar Xprize, and sharing the same launch vehicle shows co-operation even in the time of competition.

China's January services growth slows to five-year low

BEIJING (Reuters) - Growth in China's services sector slowed to a five-year low in January, an official survey showed, another sign of stuttering momentum in the world's second-largest economy that could deepen investors' concerns about emerging markets around the world.

Earth's moon had a twin?

Earth once had two moons, the one visible today and a much smaller 'twin' that crashed to form one lunar body, scientists claim