For decades, scientists have debated the Moon's volcanic history. While extensive evidence of ancient eruptions exists, ...

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

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

The Moon held on to its magnetic field for most of its life — which could mean less lunar water available to future ...

Learn key facts about the Moon: from its significant distance and relative size compared to Earth to its distinctive color ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

The researchers conclude that the 1831 Zavaritskii eruption had a magnitude of 5 to 6, similar in power to the 1991 eruption ...

A few hundred million years after its formation, the Moon was subject to intense volcanic activity. The distance between the Earth and the Moon was much smaller back then than it is today.

Scientists with NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter have discovered that the volcanoes on Jupiter's moon Io are each likely powered by their own chamber of roiling hot magma rather than an ocean of magma.

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