Later this year, a prototype telescope is slated to land on the moon. It could usher in a new era of lunar radio astronomy.

A lightweight new X-ray telescope could finally give scientists something they’ve never had before: a complete chemical map ...

A new compact X-ray telescope may finally give scientists the first complete map of the Moon’s elemental composition, ...

The Moon’s surface has been sampled, scanned, and photographed for decades, yet one of the most basic questions about it ...

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Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have used simulations to show that a newly developed, compact X-ray telescope could be used to map the chemical composition of the entire ...

Find out what's up in your night sky during June 2026 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide.

If you're planning to point a telescope at the moon this week, don't wait for the full moon. The best lunar views actually come when the moon is only half-lit or slightly gibbous, when long shadows ...