The moon is much older than we thought, according to a new analysis conducted by researchers from the United States, France, ...

Over 4.6 billion years ago, the early Earth emerged from a swirling disk of gas and dust encircling the young sun. This ...

but researchers have struggled to understand exactly when the moon formed, because tiny crystals in the moon rocks brought home by astronauts suggested two different ages. Now, a study in the ...

Our rocky satellite's real age is concealed by a "remelting" event that caused its surface to liquify, distorting the story ...

However, a latest study, published in the journal Nature, claims that the moon may be over 100 million years older than ...

The Moon held on to its magnetic field for most of its life — which could mean less lunar water available to future ...

Evidence to support an older age for the formation of the Moon, around 4.51 billion years ago, as per a paper published in the journal Nature . This new analysis suggests that a ‘remelting’ of the ...

A Space Race-era study from the Air Force proposed establishing a Moon base by 1969 armed with a "Lunar Based Earth ...

The Moon is far older than we once believed — but its fiery past has kept its true age hidden. New research reveals that, a ...

Learn key facts about the Moon: from its significant distance and relative size compared to Earth to its distinctive color ...

a group of scientists solved the problem of how the Moon formed. Their research suggested that a Mars-size object crashed into the early Earth, jettisoning molten material into space. That glowing ...

For instance, there are rare lunar zircon minerals that suggest the moon was born about 4.5 billion years ago. In addition, many scientists who have created simulations of planetary formation ...