A large team of researchers with varied backgrounds at the Chinese Academy of Sciences has found evidence of a weak magnetic ...

New research suggests that the Moon is significantly older than previously thought, with volcanic activity masking its true ...

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The moon had surprisingly recent volcanic activity, samples from Chinese space mission confirm Sep 9, 2024 Researchers synthesize garnet-rich lunar rock to study moon's mantle ...

The Moon is far older than we once believed — but its fiery past has kept its true age hidden. New research reveals that, a ...

Jupiter's volcanic moon Io doesn't appear to have a subsurface ocean of magma, resolving some issues about how Io's volcanoes erupt and raising broader questions about similar magma oceans within ...

BEIJING -- A new analysis of samples collected by China's Chang'e 5 mission has revealed that the moon possessed a weak yet ...

The moon’s orbit is imperfect ... a 45-year mystery started by Voyager 1’s observations. Instead, the volcanoes are powered by more local sources, and each one has its own pocket of magma ...

Initially believed to have formed from volcanic activity around 120 million years ago, these glass beads are now thought to ...

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When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Jupiter's volcanic moon Io doesn't appear to have a subsurface ocean of magma, resolving some ...

They proposed that as the Moon gradually cooled and shrank after its formation, its outer casing was breached, and underlying molten lava was ejected through the surface, much as in volcanoes on ...