https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/space_time/moon/ Moon News. Current science articles on the Moon. Read about the new lunar mission being planned, how the "Man In The Moon" was created, moon landing facts and more. Images. en-us Thu, 05 Jun 2025 10:03:35 EDT Thu, 05 Jun 2025 10:03:35 EDT 60 https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/scidaily-logo-rss.png https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/space_time/moon/ For more science news, visit ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250530123810.htm A series of studies sheds light on the origins and characteristics of intermediate-mass black holes. Fri, 30 May 2025 12:38:10 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250530123810.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250523141921.htm Scientists may have solved the mystery of why the moon shows ancient signs of magnetism although it has no magnetic field today. An impact, such as from a large asteroid, could have generated a cloud of ionized particles that briefly enveloped the moon and amplified its weak magnetic field. Fri, 23 May 2025 14:19:21 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250523141921.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250515145631.htm The Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) aboard NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft has successfully completed its initial commissioning following the October 14, 2024, launch. Scheduled to arrive in the Jovian system in 2030, the spacecraft will orbit Jupiter and ultimately perform repeated close flybys of the icy moon Europa. Previous observations show strong evidence for a subsurface ocean of liquid water that could host conditions favorable for life. Thu, 15 May 2025 14:56:31 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250515145631.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250423112641.htm Scientists and space explorers have been on the hunt to determine where and how much ice is present on the Moon. Water ice would be an important resource at a future lunar base, as it could be used to support humans or be broken down to hydrogen and oxygen, key components of rocket fuel. Researchers are now using two innovative approaches to advance the search for ice on the Moon. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 11:26:41 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250423112641.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250403122628.htm The same dirt that clings to astronauts' boots may one day keep their lights on. Researchers created solar cells made out of simulated Moon dust. The cells convert sunlight into energy efficiently, withstand radiation damage, and mitigate the need for transporting heavy materials into space, offering a potential solution to one of space exploration's biggest challenges: reliable energy sources. Thu, 03 Apr 2025 12:26:28 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250403122628.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250225122457.htm On Wednesday 26 February, a thermal imaging camera blasted off to the Moon as part of NASA's Lunar Trailblazer mission. This aims to map sources of water on the Moon to shed light on the lunar water cycle and to guide future robotic and human missions. Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:24:57 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250225122457.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250128221320.htm Scientists developed advanced dating methods to track geological changes on the far side of the moon and found evidence of relatively recent activity. Tue, 28 Jan 2025 22:13:20 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250128221320.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250128124331.htm As humankind imagines living off-planet -- on the moon, Mars and beyond -- the question of how to sustain life revolves around the physical necessities of oxygen, food and water. We know there is water on the moon, but how do we find it? Researchers may help bring science fiction to reality by providing a divining rod to guide future space missions. Tue, 28 Jan 2025 12:43:31 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250128124331.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241219152229.htm Scientists have unveiled groundbreaking research on the origins of lunar water, offering insights that could reshape our understanding of the Earth-Moon system and the broader solar system. The pioneering study explores the isotopic signatures of lunar water, revealing a mix of indigenous and cometary sources. Thu, 19 Dec 2024 15:22:29 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241219152229.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241218131303.htm Scientists propose a 'remelting' of the Moon's surface 4.35 billion years ago due to the tidal pull of Earth causing widespread geological upheaval and intense heating. Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:13:03 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241218131303.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/10/241016120646.htm Teleoperated robots for gathering moon dust are a step closer, according to new research. Wed, 16 Oct 2024 12:06:46 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/10/241016120646.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/10/241003123252.htm Deposits of ice in lunar dust and rock (regolith) are more extensive than previously thought, according to a new analysis of data from NASA's LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) mission. Ice would be a valuable resource for future lunar expeditions. Water could be used for radiation protection and supporting human explorers, or broken into its hydrogen and oxygen components to make rocket fuel, energy, and breathable air. Thu, 03 Oct 2024 12:32:52 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/10/241003123252.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/08/240827105001.htm Lunar igneous activities including intrusive and extrusive magmatism, and their products contain significant information about the lunar interior and its thermal state. Their distribution is asymmetrical on the nearside and farside, reflecting the global lunar dichotomy. In addition to previously returned lunar samples all from nearside (Apollo, Luna, and Chang'e-5), samples from the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin on the farside have long been thought to hold the key to rebalancing the asymmetrical understandings of the Moon and disclosing the lunar dichotomy conundrum. Tue, 27 Aug 2024 10:50:01 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/08/240827105001.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/08/240802144558.htm Scientists say they have identified the main process that formed the moon's atmosphere and continues to sustain it today. The team reports that the lunar atmosphere is primarily a product of 'impact vaporization.' Fri, 02 Aug 2024 14:45:58 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/08/240802144558.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240731141234.htm New research led proposes a plan to safeguard Earth's imperiled biodiversity by cryogenically preserving biological material on the moon. The moon's permanently shadowed craters are cold enough for cryogenic preservation without the need for electricity or liquid nitrogen. Wed, 31 Jul 2024 14:12:34 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240731141234.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240703131824.htm Mysterious, light-colored swirls on Moon's surface could be rocks magnetized by magma activity underground, laboratory experiments confirm. Wed, 03 Jul 2024 13:18:24 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240703131824.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240624125633.htm On June 25, China's Chang'e-6 (CE-6) lunar probe is set to return to Earth, carrying the first surface samples collected from the farside of the Moon. In anticipation of this historic event, scientists are publishing their predictions for the unique materials that may be found in the CE-6 samples. Mon, 24 Jun 2024 12:56:33 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240624125633.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240607151733.htm Odysseus, a tenacious lander built by the company Intuitive Machines, almost didn't make it to the moon. But an experiment aboard the spacecraft managed to capture an image of Earth as it might look to observers on a planet far from our own. Fri, 07 Jun 2024 15:17:33 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240607151733.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240605162618.htm New partitioning coefficients of first-transition row elements, Ga and Ge between olivine and silicate melt have been reported. New high-temperature experiments have investigated the effects of oxygen fugacity and iron content on these partition coefficients. This newly compiled dataset offers insights into interpreting trace elements found in olivine phenocrysts within lunar basalts, shedding light on the deep interior composition of the Moon. Wed, 05 Jun 2024 16:26:18 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240605162618.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/05/240529144027.htm A new study may help redefine how scientists map the surface of the Moon, making the process more streamlined and precise than ever before. Wed, 29 May 2024 14:40:27 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/05/240529144027.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/05/240515164312.htm SuperLimbs, a system of wearable robotic limbs, can physically support an astronaut and lift them back on their feet after a fall, helping them conserve energy for other essential tasks. Wed, 15 May 2024 16:43:12 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/05/240515164312.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240408130616.htm Linking analyses of the moon's gravity field with models of its earliest evolution, scientists tell a story of the moon turning itself inside out after it solidified from a primordial magma ocean. The process left behind a vestige of dense, titanium-rich material beneath its Earth-facing side that makes its presence known by gravity anomalies. Mon, 08 Apr 2024 13:06:16 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240408130616.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240229124641.htm An increasing number of seismologists are using fiber optic cables to detect seismic waves on Earth -- but how would this technology fare on the Moon, and what would it tell us about the deep layers of our nearest neighbor in space? Thu, 29 Feb 2024 12:46:41 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240229124641.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240222004554.htm A new computer model mimics Moon dust so well that it could lead to smoother and safer Lunar robot teleoperations. Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:45:54 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240222004554.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240206144928.htm China's Chang'e-5, the first lunar sample return mission since the Soviet Union's Luna 24 in 1976, delivered 1.73 kilograms of regolith from the Oceanus Procellarum, a plane named for its vast size. The sample landed with CE-5 in late 2020 and included a new mineral, Changesite-(Y), as well as a perplexing combination of silica minerals. Researchers now compare CE-5's material composition to other lunar and Martian regolith samples and examine potential causes and origins for the lunar sample's unique makeup. Tue, 06 Feb 2024 14:49:28 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240206144928.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240118122218.htm A research team has for the first time discovered anomalous meter-sized rocks on the lunar surface that are covered in dust and presumably exhibit unique properties -- such as magnetic anomalies. These findings help to understand the processes that form and change the lunar crust. Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:22:18 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240118122218.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240116131748.htm New research shows the early lunar crust which makes up the surface of the Moon was considerably enriched in water more than 4 billion years ago, counter to previously held understanding. Tue, 16 Jan 2024 13:17:48 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240116131748.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240115121125.htm New research has cracked a vital process in the creation of a unique rock type from the Moon. The discovery explains its signature composition and very presence on the lunar surface at all, unraveling a mystery which has long-eluded scientists. Mon, 15 Jan 2024 12:11:25 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240115121125.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240111113133.htm Researchers have taken the first steps toward finding liquid solvents that may someday help extract critical building materials from lunar and Martian-rock dust, an important piece in making long-term space travel possible. Using machine learning and computational modeling, researchers have found about half a dozen good candidates for solvents that can extract materials on the moon and Mars usable in 3D printing. The powerful solvents, called ionic liquids, are salts that are in a liquid state. Thu, 11 Jan 2024 11:31:33 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240111113133.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/12/231208133053.htm According to anthropologists and geologists, it's time to acknowledge humans have become the dominant force shaping the moon's environment by declaring a new geological epoch for the moon: the Lunar Anthropocene. They argue the new epoch may have dawned in 1959 when the USSR's unmanned spacecraft Luna 2 alighted on the lunar surface. Fri, 08 Dec 2023 13:30:53 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/12/231208133053.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/11/231121175223.htm Researchers have discovered solar-wind hydrogen in lunar samples, which indicates that water on the surface of the Moon may provide a vital resource for future lunar bases and longer-range space exploration. Tue, 21 Nov 2023 17:52:23 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/11/231121175223.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231023185445.htm Two years after the striking discovery that a near-Earth asteroid could be a chunk of the moon, another UArizona research group has found that a rare pathway could have enabled this to happen. Mon, 23 Oct 2023 18:54:45 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231023185445.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231023124332.htm By analyzing tiny lunar crystals gathered by Apollo 17 astronauts in 1972, researchers recalculated the age of the Earth's Moon. Although previous assessments estimated the Moon as 4.425 billion years old, the new study discovered it is actually 4.46 billion years old -- 40 million years older than previously thought. Mon, 23 Oct 2023 12:43:32 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231023124332.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231011182242.htm By demonstrating that spaceflight doesn’t adversely affect the magnetism of moon rocks, researchers underscore the exciting potential of studying the magnetic histories stored in these samples. Wed, 11 Oct 2023 18:22:42 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231011182242.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/09/230918105205.htm A team recently calculated that most of the Moon's permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) are at most around 3.4 billion years old and can contain relatively young deposits of water ice. Water resources are considered key for sustainable exploration of the Moon and beyond, but these findings suggest that current estimates for cold-trapped ices are too high. Mon, 18 Sep 2023 10:52:05 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/09/230918105205.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/09/230914114656.htm Planetary scientists have discovered that high energy electrons in Earth's plasma sheet are contributing to weathering processes on the Moon's surface and, importantly, the electrons may have aided the formation of water on the lunar surface. Thu, 14 Sep 2023 11:46:56 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/09/230914114656.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230713141952.htm One of the most basic assumptions of fundamental physics is that the different properties of mass -- weight, inertia and gravitation -- always remain the same in relation to each other. Although all measurements to date confirm the equivalence principle, quantum theory postulates that there should be a violation. This inconsistency between Einstein's gravitational theory and modern quantum theory is the reason why ever more precise tests of the equivalence principle are particularly important. A team has now succeeded in proving with 100 times greater accuracy that passive and active gravitational mass are always equivalent -- regardless of the particular composition of the respective masses. Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:19:52 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230713141952.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230705143017.htm Astrophysicists have revealed how the slow and steady lengthening of Earth's day caused by the tidal pull of the moon was halted for over a billion years. They show that from approximately two billion years ago until 600 million years ago, an atmospheric tide driven by the sun countered the effect of the moon, keeping Earth's rotational rate steady and the length of day at a constant 19.5 hours. Without this billion-year pause in the slowing of our planet's rotation, our current 24-hour day would stretch to over 60 hours. The paper offers a new perspective on how global warming will affect the length of our day and validates global circulation models as a climate modelling tool. Wed, 05 Jul 2023 14:30:17 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230705143017.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230705122456.htm A large formation of granite discovered below the lunar surface likely was formed from the cooling of molten lava that fed a volcano or volcanoes that erupted early in the Moon's history -- as long as 3.5 billion years ago. Wed, 05 Jul 2023 12:24:56 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230705122456.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/02/230228085113.htm A liquid nitrogen spray can remove almost all of the simulated moon dust from a space suit, potentially solving what is a significant challenge for future moon-landing astronauts. Tue, 28 Feb 2023 08:51:13 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/02/230228085113.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/02/230208155658.htm Dust launched from the moon's surface or from a space station positioned between Earth and the sun could reduce enough solar radiation to mitigate the impacts of climate change. Wed, 08 Feb 2023 15:56:58 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/02/230208155658.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/11/221116080327.htm Following a successful launch of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS), the most powerful rocket in the world, the agency's Orion spacecraft is on its way to the Moon as part of the Artemis program. Carrying an uncrewed Orion, SLS lifted off for its flight test debut at 1:47 a.m. EST Wednesday from Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Wed, 16 Nov 2022 08:03:27 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/11/221116080327.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/10/221025165705.htm As part of NASA's Artemis program to establish a long-term presence on the moon, it aims to build an Artemis base camp that includes a modern lunar cabin, rover and mobile home. This fixed habitat could potentially be constructed with bricks made of lunar regolith and saltwater, thanks to a recent discovery. Tue, 25 Oct 2022 16:57:05 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/10/221025165705.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/10/221004104943.htm Most theories claim the Moon formed out of the debris of a collision between the Earth and an object about the size of Mars, called Theia, coalescing in orbit over months or years. A new simulation puts forth a different theory -- the Moon may have formed immediately, in a matter of hours, when material from the Earth and Theia was launched directly into orbit after the impact. Tue, 04 Oct 2022 10:49:43 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/10/221004104943.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/09/220929133358.htm A research team has found asteroid impacts on the Moon millions of years ago coincided precisely with some of the largest meteorite impacts on Earth, such as the one that wiped out the dinosaurs. Thu, 29 Sep 2022 13:33:58 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/09/220929133358.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220818091303.htm Impacts affect the porosity and structure of moons and planets more dramatically than scientists suspected, increasing their potential habitability for life. Studying how those impacts affect planetary bodies, asteroids, moons and other rocks in space helps planetary scientists understand extraplanetary geology, especially where to look for precious matter including water, ice and even, potentially, microbial life. Thu, 18 Aug 2022 09:13:03 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220818091303.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220810161042.htm Researchers discover the first definitive proof that the Moon inherited indigenous noble gases from the Earth's mantle. The discovery represents a significant piece of the puzzle towards understanding how the Moon and, potentially, the Earth and other celestial bodies were formed. Wed, 10 Aug 2022 16:10:42 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220810161042.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220726160213.htm A team led by planetary scientists has discovered shady locations within pits on the moon that always hover around a comfortable 63 degrees Fahrenheit. The pits, and caves to which they may lead, would make safer, more thermally stable base camps for lunar exploration and long-term habitation than the rest of the moon's surface, which heats up to 260 degrees during the day and drops to 280 degrees below zero at night. Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:02:13 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220726160213.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220720150542.htm Using data collected over two decades ago, scientists have compiled the first complete map of hydrogen abundances on the Moon's surface. The map identifies two types of lunar materials containing enhanced hydrogen and corroborates previous ideas about lunar hydrogen and water, including findings that water likely played a role in the Moon's original magma-ocean formation and solidification. Wed, 20 Jul 2022 15:05:42 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220720150542.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220707141842.htm Researchers find that, early in its history, the moon was highly porous, which was likely a result of early, massive impacts that shattered much of the crust. They reached their conclusions with simulations and data from NASA's GRAIL mission. Thu, 07 Jul 2022 14:18:42 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220707141842.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220609195011.htm Scientists have now begun to announce the first results from the analysis of a handful of dirt that Hayabusa2 managed to scoop off the surface of a speeding asteroid. What they found suggests that this asteroid is a piece of the same stuff that coalesced into our sun four-and-a-half billion years ago. Thu, 09 Jun 2022 19:50:11 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220609195011.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220517210423.htm If any humans had been alive 2 to 4 billion years ago, they may have looked up and seen a sliver of frost on the moon's surface. Some of that ice may still be hiding in craters on the lunar surface today. Tue, 17 May 2022 21:04:23 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220517210423.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220512121840.htm Scientists have, for the first time, grown plants in soil from the Moon. They used soil collected during the Apollo 11, 12 and 17 missions. In their experiment, the researchers wanted to know if plants would grow in lunar soil and, if so, how the plants would respond to the unfamiliar environment, even down to the level of gene expression. Thu, 12 May 2022 12:18:40 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220512121840.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220505114655.htm Soil on the moon contains active compounds that can convert carbon dioxide into oxygen and fuels, scientists report. They are now exploring whether lunar resources can be used to facilitate human exploration on the moon or beyond. Thu, 05 May 2022 11:46:55 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220505114655.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220427211301.htm Hydrogen and oxygen ions escaping from Earth's upper atmosphere and combining on the moon could be one of the sources of the known lunar water and ice, according to new research. Wed, 27 Apr 2022 21:13:01 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220427211301.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220408142950.htm New research shows how the impact that created the Moon's South Pole -- Aitken basin is linked to the stark contrast in composition and appearance between the two sides of the Moon. Fri, 08 Apr 2022 14:29:50 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220408142950.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220406101652.htm Researchers are investigating the psychological impact of social isolation in harsh environments, such as on the Moon. Wed, 06 Apr 2022 10:16:52 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220406101652.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/02/220208113903.htm Scientists have today provided more insight into the possibility of establishing a pathway to generate oxygen for humans to potentially call the Moon or Mars 'home' for extended periods of time. Tue, 08 Feb 2022 11:39:03 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/02/220208113903.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/01/220113111412.htm A new study reveals how the diminutive Moon could have been an occasional magnetic powerhouse early in its history, a question that has confounded researchers since NASA's Apollo program began in the 1960s. Thu, 13 Jan 2022 11:14:12 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/01/220113111412.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/01/220113092154.htm Scientists have shown how the freezing of a 'slushy' ocean of magma may be responsible for the composition of the Moon's crust. Thu, 13 Jan 2022 09:21:54 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/01/220113092154.htm