A 2.35-billion-year-old meteorite with a unique chemical signature, found in Africa in 2023, plugs a major gap in our understanding of the moon's volcanic history. Presented at the Goldschmidt ...
A new study from the University of Florida analyzing moon rock samples from a Chinese lunar exploration mission is rewriting our understanding of how the moon is cooled. Stephen Elardo Ph.D., an ...
As humanity reaffirms its ambition to return to and sustainably inhabit the Moon, materials science is stepping into the spotlight. Among the enablers of this renewed lunar momentum are composite ...
The basalt found in Duluth's abandoned quarry shared properties with a sample brought to Earth on Apollo 11, so researchers ground down the basalt into the very first lunar simulant A sample of ...
HOUSTON — NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts have officially struck "moon joy." The four astronauts flying around the moon on NASA's Artemis 2 mission had a chance to observe their lunar target late Saturday ...