Something just hit the Moon and left a bright new scar
I’ll admit something surprising. Even after years of stargazing, tracking planets, and scanning deep sky objects through a telescope, I only clearly noticed the Man in the Moon about five…
The Moon is still shrinking and it could trigger more moonquakes
Researchers have created the first worldwide map and detailed study of small mare ridges (SMRs), subtle geological features that signal tectonic activity on the Moon. The findings, published in The…
3. 7-billion-year-old rocks reveal how Earth and the Moon were born
Scientists studying tiny feldspar crystals inside Australia’s oldest volcanic rocks have uncovered new clues about the early history of Earth’s interior, the formation of continents, and the origins of the…
A pivotal year beyond Earth: Scientific missions set to redefine space exploration in 2026 | India News
One may easily regard oneself as no more than a speck compared to the universe. Thirteen and eight-tenths billion years after the Big Bang, the universe has expanded to such…
New moonquake discovery could change NASA’s Moon plans
A recently published study reports that shaking from moonquakes, rather than impacts from meteoroids, was the main force behind the shifting terrain in the Taurus-Littrow valley, the site where Apollo…
Scientists may have found the planet that made the Moon
Reconstructing Theia’s makeup: A new study in Science identifies the most likely chemical composition of Theia, the ancient planetary body that collided with early Earth. Clues to its birthplace: Theia’s…
2.35-billion-year-old Moon rock found in Africa rewrites lunar history
A 2.35-billion-year-old meteorite with a unique chemical signature, found in Africa in 2023, plugs a major gap in our understanding of the Moon’s volcanic history. Findings from analyses of the…
NASA Slightly Raises Odds of Asteroid Hitting the Moon in 2032 After Updated JWST Data
The likelihood of asteroid 2024 YR4 pummelling into the moon in December 2032 has been increased by new data gathered by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) by NASA. Feared to…
Listen to This 10-Liter V-8 Rev to the Moon on a Dyno
Huge, big-block V-8 are usually reserved for drag racing. Anywhere else, they’re overkill. One pro drifter thinks a proper big block is the way forward for the sport, so he’s…
Why are some rocks on the moon highly magnetic?
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.…