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January 20, 2017
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Transformations to Granular Zircon Revealed: Meteor Crater, Arizona

July 27, 2016 — Having been reported in lunar samples returned by Apollo astronauts, meteorites, impact glass, and at a number of meteorite craters on Earth, granular zircon is the most unusual and enigmatic type of ... read more

NASA Camera Catches Moon 'Photobombing' Earth

July 11, 2016 — For only the second time in a year, a NASA camera aboard the DSCOVR satellite captured a view of the moon as it moved in front of the sunlit side of Earth. From its position between the sun and ... read more

Supernova Iron Found on the Moon

Apr. 14, 2016 — Approximately two million years ago a star exploded in a supernova close to our solar system: Its traces can still be found today in the form of an iron isotope found on the ocean floor. Now ... read more

Earth's Moon Wandered Off Axis Billions of Years Ago

Mar. 23, 2016 — A new study reports Earth's moon wandered off its original axis roughly 3 billion years ago. Ancient lunar ice indicates the moon's axis slowly shifted by 125 miles, or 6 degrees, over 1 ... read more

Scientists Are Closer to Solving the Mystery of How Mars' Moon Phobos Formed: Phobos in the Mid And Far-Ultraviolet

Feb. 29, 2016 — In late November and early December 2015, NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission made a series of close approaches to the Martian moon Phobos, collecting data from within ... read more

Phase of the Moon Affects Amount of Rainfall

Jan. 30, 2016 — Satellite data shows that the moon's gravity puts a slight damper on rainfall on ... read more

Momentum Builds for Creation of 'Moon Villages'

Jan. 6, 2016 — Villages on the moon, constructed through cooperation between astronauts and robotic systems on the lunar surface, could become a reality as early as 2030. That's the consensus of a recent ... read more

Chinese Rover Analyzes Moon Rocks: First New ‘ground Truth’ in 40 Years

Dec. 22, 2015 — The Moon was never a fully homogenized body like Earth, analysis of Moon rocks made by the Chinese rover, Yutu, suggests. The basalts the rover examined are a new type, chemically different from ... read more

Rare Full Moon on Christmas Day

Dec. 17, 2015 — Not since 1977 has a full moon dawned in the skies on Christmas. But this year, a bright full moon will be an added gift for the holidays. December's full moon, the last of the year, is called ... read more

Unexpected Activity on the Moon

Nov. 30, 2015 — The lunar space environment is much more active than previously assumed. The solar wind is reflected from the surface and crustal magnetic fields of the moon which has effects on for instance lunar ... read more

Scientists Explain Why Moon Rocks Contain Fewer Volatiles Than Earth's

Nov. 9, 2015 — Scientists have combined dynamical, thermal, and chemical models of the Moon's formation to explain the relative lack of volatile elements in lunar rocks. Lunar rocks closely resemble Earth ... read more

NASA Spots the 'Great Pumpkin': Halloween Asteroid a Treat for Radar Astronomers

Oct. 30, 2015 — NASA scientists are tracking the upcoming Halloween flyby of asteroid 2015 TB145 with several optical observatories and the radar capabilities of the agency's Deep Space Network at Goldstone, ... read more

Origin of Organic Matter in Apollo Lunar Samples Revealed by New NASA Study

Oct. 29, 2015 — A team of NASA-funded scientists has solved an enduring mystery from the Apollo missions to the moon -- the origin of organic matter found in lunar samples returned to Earth. Samples of the lunar ... read more

Dates for Cataclysms on Early Moon, Earth Questioned

Oct. 17, 2015 — A study of zircons from a gigantic meteorite impact in South Africa casts doubt on the methods used to date lunar ... read more

Mound Near Lunar South Pole Formed by Unique Volcanic Process

Oct. 15, 2015 — Within a giant impact basin near the moon's south pole, there sits a large mound of mysterious origin. Research by geologists suggests that the mound was formed by unique volcanic processes set ... read more

To Save on Weight, a Detour to the Moon Is the Best Route to Mars

Oct. 14, 2015 — Launching humans to Mars may not require a full tank of gas: A new study suggests that a Martian mission may lighten its launch load considerably by refueling on the ... read more

Asteroids Found to Be the Moon's Main 'Water Supply'

Sep. 30, 2015 — Water reserves found on the moon are the result of asteroids acting as 'delivery vehicles' and not of falling comets as was previously thought. Using computer simulation, scientists have ... read more

Total Lunar Eclipse Will Bring Big Red Moon to Early Morning Sky

Sep. 23, 2015 — People across the western hemisphere may be surprised to see a rust-colored Moon in the sky on 28 September. Early that morning (the evening of the 27 September for observers in North and South ... read more

Earth's Pull Is 'Massaging' Our Moon

Sep. 15, 2015 — Earth's gravity has influenced the orientation of thousands of faults that form in the lunar surface as the moon shrinks, according to new ... read more

Moon's Crust as Fractured as Can Be

Sep. 10, 2015 — Scientists at MIT and elsewhere have identified regions on the far side of the moon, called the lunar highlands, that may have been so heavily bombarded -- particularly by small asteroids -- that the ... read more
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