Scientists have long known that volcanoes shaped the near side of the Moon, visible from Earth. However, very little was ...

with the primary basalt formation age determined to be approximately 2.82 billion years. These findings validate the lunar magma ocean hypothesis, which states that the moon experienced global-scale ...

located off Africa's northwest coast, suggests that the composition of magma could drive ...

The basalt present in the Chang'e-6 samples is primarily 2.823 billion years old, and its characteristics support the lunar magma ocean model. The research also suggests that the impact event that ...

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China's Chang’e 6 returned the first samples from the moon’s far side, revealing volcanic secrets, impact history, and unique ...

China’s Chang’e 6 mission uncovers evidence of a molten lunar magma ocean and a violent ancient impact.

A team of geologists at the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, the Institute of Space Sciences and the Shandong ...

In a groundbreaking revelation, recent lunar samples brought back by China’s Chang’e 6 mission have confirmed a crucial piece ...

Frequent readers of this annual feature may spot some repeat places such as Red Bridge, Catherine Creek and Battle Mountain, ...

New research from scientists with the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences and published in the journal Science found that sample analysis backs up an established model of the moon as a global ...

The study challenges the notion that granites are unique to Earth, demonstrating that Mars could also produce granitic magmas through radiogenic heating even without plate tectonics. These granites ...