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 ...

Researchers have discovered a large deposit of radioactive granite on the Moon. This further cements the idea that an anomalous region of the far side of the Moon was formed through volcanic activity.

The far side of the moon is hiding evidence of an enormous ancient volcano. But even though researchers are sure the volcano was there, they remain mystified about how it could have formed. For more ...

Lyon, France: An orbiting satellite discovers a mysterious, heat-emitting mass of granite buried under the surface of the far side of the Moon. It seems like the plot of 2001: a Space Odyssey, but ...