Scientists may finally understand the process that creates a unique moon rock type. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Scientists ...
Japanese astronomer Daichi Fujii captured two bright flashes on the Moon, the result of meteors hitting the lunar surface at ...
According to the latest mathematical models, the moon has a fluid outer core and a solid inner core, similar to Earth’s. The ...
The abundance, distribution, and origin of lunar surface water have recently drawn significant scientific interest, owing to ...
The study of our Moon has experienced a renaissance in recent years, particularly through ongoing and planned sample return missions, which allow us to study lunar rock samples at unprecedented detail ...
The Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) in Houston, Texas, and the University of Texas at Arlington recently hosted five undergraduate students from the Indian Institute of Science and Technology ...
Recent findings in the field of astrophysics suggest something quite extraordinary – there could be movement within the Moon. This exciting revelation has sparked a flurry of research and theories ...
(Nanowerk News) New research has cracked a vital process in the creation of a unique rock type from the Moon. The discovery explains its signature composition and very presence on the lunar surface at ...
What is our Moon really made of? The first map showing what kinds of rocks make-up the lunar surface was published this week—and it’s going straight into the hands of the first astronauts to visit the ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Humans have not set foot on the moon for nearly 50 years, but the Apollo moon missions aren’t over. The echoes from Neil Armstrong’s first steps are still helping scientists ...
I was with the USGS in Flagstaff in the 1980s and had the opportunity to work with Gordon on some of the geologic problems of the Apollo 15 landing site. Gordon had brought Dave Scott, the Apollo 15 ...
Scientists may finally understand how a unique rock type was created on the moon and came to be distributed across the lunar surface. The revelation could solve a puzzle that has long confused ...