Heat from tidal forces remelted the Moon’s crust, says new reesarch, which may explain why the Moon is older than some ...

The Moon is thought to have formed after a colossal collision between the early Earth and a Mars-sized object named Theia ...

Understanding how heat moves through the lunar regolith can help scientists understand how the Moon's interior formed.

A groundbreaking new study suggests that the Moon may be more than 100 million years older than previously believed, challenging the long-held theory that it formed 4.35 billion years ago when a ...

A new study suggests that the Moon is significantly older than previously believed, possibly forming up to 4.51 billion years ...

The moon may be older than some scientists thought, according to a new study. It suggests that rock samples from the Apollo ...

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

Instead, they explain that shortly after the formation of Earth around 4.5 billion years ago, it collided with a celestial ...

Their research suggested that a Mars-size object crashed into the early Earth ... If these samples also show a lot of rocks all having ages of around 4.35 billion years ago, that would be consistent ...

A new study makes predictions that future research could test with lunar rocks acquired by China's upcoming Chang'e 6 mission ...

The age of the rings that encircle Saturn is under dispute thanks to calculations that show they could have been formed ...

The robotic explorer is preparing to observe some of the oldest rocks on Mars, which could reveal the planet’s mysterious ...