For decades, planetary scientists have debated a fundamental question about the moon's early history: Did it once generate a powerful or a weak magnetic field? A new study suggests both options are ...

It was 1972 and Apollo astronauts Harrison “Jack” Schmitt and Eugene Cernan had just stepped onto the moon’s surface to begin ...

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Lunar dust collected by Apollo 17 astronauts in the 1970s has revealed that the moon is 40 million years older than previously believed. After landing on the moon on December 11, 1972, NASA astronauts ...

One of the most enduring uncertainties about the Moon − regarding its magnetism − has finally been solved, in a way that will probably make everybody happy. We know our natural satellite used to be a ...

Lunar rocks collected by Apollo astronauts more than half a century ago are providing a fresh take on the moon's mysterious magnetic field, scientists reported Wednesday.Samples to be retrieved by ...

Most lunar craters that we know of date back millions, if not billions, of years, making evidence of a recent impact a rare ...