A shrinking moon is causing moonquakes and faults near the lunar south pole, data from a NASA-funded study shows. The study, published Thursday in the Planetary Science Journal, took a closer look ...

Moonquakes could indeed be a problem for future manned landing missions, said Yosio Nakamura, a professor emeritus of geophysics at the University of Texas at Austin, who was among the researchers ...

This effort found about 13,000 moonquakes, and the short-period data was primarily used to get more information about a quake after it had already been positively identified in the long-period data.

Moonquakes could 'pose a possible hazard' to Artemis moon missions, study finds. Story by Leonard David • 5mo. N ew research indicates that potential landing sites at the moon's south pole for ...

Moonquakes could be severe, last longer than earthquakes. The moon's relatively lower gravitational pull could make a quake that would feel minor on Earth's surface multiply in intensity.

Moonquakes can last for much longer than earthquakes, often persisting for several hours, as seen in the powerful quake detected in the 1970s by the Apollo equipment.

The discovery of 22,000 previously unseen moonquakes, plus a new idea of what causes them, could help us better prepare for trips there. Skip to content. Subscribe or renew today ...

Moonquakes are different from earthquakes in a few key ways. They can last much longer on the moon, sometimes for hours. Because of the moon’s weaker gravity, ...

“Thermal moonquakes are very tiny, so they likely wouldn’t be hazardous to structures, but they give us insight into the thermal contraction and expansion that future equipment should be able to ...

As the moon’s core cools and shrinks, its surface develops creases that create “moonquakes” as well as landslides, a new study says. Here is a composite image of the moon with data from 1994.