Apollo missions

Apollo 15 Moon Landing

Apollo Lunar Samples Misled Scientists About the Moon’s Magnetic Field For Decades—Here’s the Surprising Reason Why

Ryan Whalen·February 26, 2026

The Apollo missions’ strange landing zone has led to decades of incorrect assumptions about the Moon’s magnetic field strength.

apollo 17

“Exotic” Discovery Revealed in New Analysis of Apollo-Era Moon Samples is “Different from Anything We Find on Earth”

Ryan Whalen·October 8, 2025

After half a century, samples collected during NASA’s 1972 Apollo Moon mission are still revealing new secrets about the lunar surface.

far side of the moon

Lunar Magnetism Mystery “Still Unexplained” as Material Detected on Far Side of the Moon Stumps Scientists

Christopher Plain·May 28, 2025

MIT scientists propose a radical new theory to explain why some rocks on the far side of the moon are highly magnetic.

artemis-i

Artemis-I: NASA Has Its Eyes on the Moon as it Preps For Future Mars Missions

Christopher Plain·July 22, 2022

NASA's Artemis-I mission has set a trio of possible dates for the space agency's first official launch to the Moon in 50 years.