A piece of moon rock gifted to Ireland following NASA's historic Apollo 11 mission in 1969 was tragically destroyed in a fire, newly uncovered documents from Ireland's National Archives reveal.

A priceless piece of lunar rock given to Ireland following a Nasa mission was lost in a fire at Dunsink Observatory, newly released records show. A priceless piece of Moon rock donated to Ireland ...

The strength of the lunar magnetic field may have shot up about 2.8 billion years ago, a Chinese study of samples from the far side of the moon suggests ... 4mm-sized basalt rock fragments ...

The research, published in the journal Nature, argues for an earlier formation date of the Moon, indicating that rock samples could be from a much earlier period but their "remelted" surfaces are ...

It’s a stunning find because until now granite on the moon was found only in traces within lunar rock brought back to the Earth on the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s. It was thought to ...

"This piece of moon rock had lain in the basement of this department for three-and-a-half years due to indecision as to where it might best be displayed." Originally presented to Ireland's then ...