Researchers at the University of Oxford have found that the Moon’s ancient magnetic field was not steady and long-lived but instead flickered on and off in brief, intense bursts tied to titanium-rich ...

(Javier Zayas Photography/Moment/Getty Images) A new study may have solved a long-standing mystery about the Moon's magnetism: Why do lunar rocks brought back by the Apollo missions show evidence of ...

It's accepted: the Moon does not possess magnetic activity. However, some rocks brought back by the Apollo missions reveal ...

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Unusual potassium isotope signatures in Chang’e-6 lunar samples point to extreme conditions created by the impact that formed ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Apollo rocks show the moon’s magnetic field experienced intense spikes 3 billion to 4 billion years ago that ...

While the crew of Apollo 9 was still orbiting Earth on this day in 1969, preparations were already underway on the ground for the next critical step in the race to the Moon.

Oxygen isotope analysis of lunar soil shows meteorites delivered only a limited amount of water to the Earth–Moon system ...