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 ...

Watch out Yosemite — the moon has its own impressive rock display. An enormous chunk of granite, measuring roughly 50 kilometers wide, may be buried beneath the lunar surface, researchers reported ...

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 ...

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 ...

Outside of a few random crumbs from sediment retrieval missions, this is the first time granite has been found on the Moon. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) ...

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 ...

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 ...