Scientists have concluded in a recent research that continuous bombardment by tiny meteorites on the Moon‘s surface has ...

By analysing a lunar meteorite known as Northwest Africa 2995, a team led by scientists at The University of Manchester have investigated the age of the formation of the massive South Pole-Aitken (SPA ...

Examining old rocks with new technology reveals the source of the moon's atmosphere: Meteorites bombarding the lunar surface over billions of years have kicked up dust that forms the satellite's ...

The meteorite likely may have originated from an asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter. Wassonite is among the tiniest, yet most important, minerals identified in the 4.5-billion-year-old sample.

Samples of rock from the moon, brought to Earth by lunar meteorites and the Apollo moon landings, can be used to understand the history of the Moon and its relationship to the Earth through the ...

In addition to 0.6 grams of lunar soil brought back by Chang’e-5, the display also includes Moon rocks collected by Apollo 17 and meteorites from Northwest Africa, offering valuable insights ...