To that end, Joy and her collaborators recently analyzed a fragment of NWA 2995, a lunar meteorite. Just as Martian meteorites allow scientists to study bits of Mars in the laboratory, lunar ...

What is the moon phase today? Today, Jan. 2, 2025, the moon is 3 days old, in the Waxing Crescent phase of its lunar cycle. It is 9% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the ...

According to a new paper in the PNAS journal published this week, scientists have found two possible theories—lunar water originated from a meteorite that is also said to be responsible for Early ...

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 ...

Plumes of ejecta that settle back onto the surface form the bright rays seen radiating from many of the Moon's craters. And a portion of the ejecta may even reach orbit, as evidenced by lunar ...

After years of futile attempts to crack it open, he took it to the Melbourne Museum, where it was identified as the 4.6-billion-year-old Maryborough meteorite. This rare find, estimated to be ...

Firefly Aerospace The Moon is the place to be right now. Commercial spacecraft are gearing up to land on the lunar surface, unboxing an array of tools and instruments to explore different regions ...

The Brutalist-inspired watch, dubbed the B/1M, was made from part of the Muonionalusta meteorite, the remains of which were first discovered in the Swedish village of Kitkiöjärvi in 1906.

Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC. The Apollo Lunar Module (LM) was a two-stage vehicle designed by Grumman to ferry two astronauts from lunar orbit to the lunar surface and ...

AND YOU ALSO NEED The skies in 2025 will hold some special delights for sky watchers, including a total lunar eclipse that has not happened in more than two years. (The above video is the Thursday ...

In 2024, the United States returned a spacecraft to the lunar surface, private astronauts accomplished historic firsts and SpaceX ramped up testing of a vehicle that will prove pivotal in humanity ...

30. Astronomers call it a black moon, and it something we experience often. Here’s what to know about this rare lunar occurrence. Black moons aren’t something you hear about often because they ...