The thin layer of gas refracts some of that ... rust-tinted fringe. Diagram of a lunar eclipse (not to scale). The Moon only passes through this shadow a few times a year, thanks to its relatively ...

Radar waves beamed into the moon’s surface by China’s Yutu rover have revealed nine distinct subsurface layers directly beneath the rover’s landing site in the Sea of Rains. The multitude of ...

A team of scientists have put together an image of the layers beneath the surface of the far side of the moon using data from China's Yutu 2 rover. The Chang'e 4 lander and rover touched down on ...

Using radar data from China's Chang'e 3 mission in 2013, researchers are learning more about the stratified layers of the lunar surface. Volcanic activity on the moon has deposited lava rock on ...