Although last year’s inclement weather resulted in fewer Antarctic meteorite recoveries than usual, scientists have recently discovered that one of the specimens is a rare breed — a type of lunar ...

Image of the Northest Africa 16286 sample obtained using a scanning electron microscope. These are what’s referred to as “backscattered electron images”, and the different shades of grey highlight ...

The Moon may not have much of an atmosphere, mostly because of its weak gravitational field (whether it had a substantial atmosphere billions of years ago is debatable). But it is thought to presently ...

BOSTON (AP) — A 12-pound (5.5 kilogram) chunk of the moon that fell to the Earth as a lunar meteorite has been sold at auction for more than $600,000. Boston-based RR Auction announced Friday the $612 ...

The Chang’e-6 mission returned lunar samples from the Moon’s far side, which contain fragments of a rare type of meteorite that may have contributed water to both the Earth and the Moon. According to ...

Thin section of NASA sample, LAP 02436, Lunar Mare Basalt containing indigenous noble gases. Image type: optical microscopy, cross-polarized light CREDIT ETH Zurich / Patrizia Will Humankind has ...

Distribution of distinct volcanic episodes on the Moon’s farside. The remote sensing image highlights the Chang’e-6 landing site along with nearby mare and cryptomare basaltic units. Basalt samples ...

"We give a definitive answer that meteorite impact vaporization is the dominant process that creates the lunar atmosphere." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The meteorite is the only lunar sample that we have from this forgotten period of the moon. A meteorite that fell from the moon and was found in Africa is a rare volcanic rock dating from a time ...

Tiny iron oxide grains found in lunar soil samples brought by the Chinese Chang’e-6 mission upend what was known about the Moon’s surface and magnetic properties, scientists revealed in a new study.