Scientists could soon get a precise age for the giant impact basins on the moon, and a better understanding of the impact history of the young Earth, thanks to a new geological map of the moon's ...

If successful, it would provide a way to date other impact basins on the moon that have become much more degraded than the younger Orientale. "We chose to map Orientale basin because it's ...

Chinese researchers have had their first look at rock samples brought back from the far side of the Moon by its Chang’e-6 ...

Scientists could soon get a precise age for the giant impact basins on the moon, and a better understanding of the impact history of the young Earth, thanks to a new geological map of the moon's ...

A large Jupiter hangs slanted to the left in black space, its giant red eye near its center, with the small shadow of labeled moon Io on its lid. Southern Hemisphere sky watchers will see the sun ...

See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2024. Today, Nov. 27, 2024, the moon is 26 days old, in the Waning Crescent phase of its lunar cycle.

Sat Nov 30 2024 at 06:30 pm to 07:30 pm (PST) ...

Map identifies Mare Orientale’s original impact melt for precise dating Could reveal Earth’s early history through lunar impact analysis Helps guide future moon sample-return missions to key locations ...

A team of scientists led by Kirby Runyon from the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson, Arizona, has created a detailed geological map of Mare Orientale basin, the Moon's youngest large impact site.

Is Moon water from ancient volcanic activity or cosmic sources like comets? Bethany Ehlmann of Caltech explains how the mission could reveal Earth’s water origins. Lunar ice might hold clues to ...

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under ...