Future astronauts could walk across rocks from deep inside the Moon

Why this matters: new research or scientific developments with potential real-world impact.

A colossal ancient collision may have left some of the Moon’s deepest secrets surprisingly close to future Artemis landing sites. By recreating the impact that formed the giant South Pole-Aitken basin—the Moon’s largest and oldest crater—scientists found that a low-angle strike from a large, iron-co