After centuries of debate, scientists say they have finally proven Earth’s Moon is in fact not made of cheese (Editor's note: ...
Well, the verdict is in. The Moon is not made of green cheese after all. A thorough investigation published in May 2023 found ...
Scientists have finally discovered the sequence of events that likely led to the Earth’s moon turning itself inside out billions of years ago. Most of what researchers know about the moon’s ...
Linking analyses of the moon's gravity field with models of its earliest evolution, scientists tell a story of the moon turning itself inside out after it solidified from a primordial magma ocean.
A team of astronomers believes the near-Earth asteroid Kamo'oalewa, a space rock between 130 and 328 feet in diameter, was once part of the Moon. More specifically, a research team led by Tsinghua ...
"For the first time, we have physical evidence showing us what was happening in the moon's interior during this critical stage of its evolution, and that's really exciting." Over 4.2 billion years ...
About 4.5 billion years ago, a small planet smashed into the young Earth, flinging molten rock into space. Slowly, the debris coalesced, cooled and solidified, forming our moon. This scenario of ...
From Greenwich Mean to Eastern Standard, there's more than 30 timezones in use today. But one more may soon be added – and it would be literally out of this world. The US government has ...
Andrea Mosie greeted me at the doorway to the moon with a wink. “Are you ready?” she asked. I had been warned about the technical procedures that would precede my visit, but I was not prepared for ...
When it came to finding shelter, our early ancestors simply had to make do. Case in point? In the deserts of Saudi Arabia, some of them apparently sought refuge from the oppressive heat by living in ...
Scientists seem to have figured out why the Moon is made up of such weird and heavy rocks: way back in the day, it turned itself inside out. For decades now, scientists have pretty much agreed ...
When it came to finding shelter, our early ancestors simply had to make do. Case in point? In the deserts of Saudi Arabia, some of them apparently sought refuge from the oppressive heat by living ...