Where did the moon's magnetism go? Scientists have puzzled over this question for decades, ever since orbiting spacecraft picked up signs of a high magnetic field in lunar surface rocks. The moon ...

Sometimes I look at the Moon and realize how little I actually know about it—what it's made of and how it formed. In this video, I explore NASA's Johnson Space Center and their top-secret lab that ...

NASA’s Apollo missions brought back moon rock samples for scientists to study. We’ve learned a great deal over the ensuing decades, but one enduring mystery remains. Many of those lunar samples show ...

An analysis of feldspar crystals within the oldest magmatic rocks in Australia has provided a unique insight into Earth's ancient mantle and continents, and the early beginnings of the moon. When ...

A massive impact may have sent a pressure wave through the moon, jolting rocks on the far side just as a magnetic spike peaked. (Unsplash via Courthouse News) (CN) — Some rocks on the moon show signs ...

The small chunk of rock could be telling us that many of the moon’s largest impacts happened over 4.25 billion years ago. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The basaltic meteorite is a piece of lunar rock that formed in a lava flow 2.35 billion years ago ...

An ancient asteroid impact may be to blame. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. For decades, scientists have been trying to ...

American geologist and astronaut Harrison Hagan Schmitt takes rock samples from the surface of the moon during America's last lunar landing mission of the 20th century, Apollo 17, December 1972.

Where did the moon’s magnetism go? Scientists have puzzled over this question for decades, ever since orbiting spacecraft picked up signs of a high magnetic field in lunar surface rocks. The moon ...