Scientists pin down timing of lunar dynamo's demise
A conventional compass would be of little use on the moon, which today lacks a global magnetic field.
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Jan 3, 2020
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The space rock that hit the moon at 61,000 kilometers an hour
Observers watching January's total eclipse of the Moon saw a rare event, a short-lived flash as a meteorite hit the lunar surface. Spanish astronomers now think the space rock collided with the Moon at 61,000 kilometres an ...
Space Exploration
Apr 30, 2019
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Twin probes to circle moon to study gravity field
The moon has come a long way since Galileo first peered at it through a telescope. Unmanned probes have circled around it and landed on its surface. Twelve American astronauts have walked on it. And lunar rocks and soil have ...
Space Exploration
Dec 26, 2011
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Thank the moon for Earth's lengthening day
For anyone who has ever wished there were more hours in the day, geoscientists have some good news: Days on Earth are getting longer.
Earth Sciences
Jun 4, 2018
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New study proves Moon was created in massive planetary collision
(Phys.org)—It's a big claim, but Washington University in St. Louis planetary scientist Frédéric Moynier says his group has discovered evidence that the Moon was born in a flaming blaze of glory when a body the size of ...
Space Exploration
Oct 17, 2012
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China's Mars craft enters parking orbit before landing rover
China says its Tianwen-1 spacecraft has entered a temporary parking orbit around Mars in anticipation of landing a rover on the red planet in the coming months.
Space Exploration
Feb 24, 2021
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Third lunar mineral - Tranquillityite found in Western Australia
(PhysOrg.com) -- Back in the heyday of the Apollo moon program, hundreds of pounds of rock samples were carted back to Earth by visiting astronauts. Those samples were then pored over more thoroughly by geologists than perhaps ...
New Moon Rock Is Fit for a King
(PhysOrg.com) -- People don't discover a new type of moon rock every day, so consider the odds of finding one rich in a mineral that England's King Henry V wore on his battle helmet. And then imagine spotting, right on the ...
Space Exploration
Apr 9, 2010
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Chinese probe orbiting moon with Earth-bound samples
A Chinese probe was orbiting the moon on Monday in preparation for the returning of samples of the lunar surface to Earth for the first time in almost 45 years.
Space Exploration
Dec 7, 2020
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The moon rock that turned out to be from Earth
All is not what it seems in the world of lunar samples.
Space Exploration
Aug 16, 2019
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