One particularly well-known fact about the moon is that it doesn't have much of a magnetosphere to speak of. There's no blanket to protect it from the solar wind ravaging its surface, blowing away its ...

(Javier Zayas Photography/Moment/Getty Images) A new study may have solved a long-standing mystery about the Moon's magnetism: Why do lunar rocks brought back by the Apollo missions show evidence of ...

The study focuses on a rare class of iron- and titanium-rich rocks known as ilmenite-bearing cumulates (IBC), believed to have formed around 4.3-4.4 billion years ago when a vast ocean of molten rock ...

Scientists from Oxford University finally explain why some Moon rocks show intense ancient magnetism. Titanium-rich rocks caused brief bursts in the lunar magnetic field.

While the Moon’s near side and far side display different surfaces, could their interiors differ, as well? This is what a recent study published in Nature Geoscience hopes to address as a team of ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...

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Physicists weren’t sure why Moon rocks brought back during the Apollo missions are more strongly magnetized than models predict ...

The lunar rocks collected by Apollo astronauts suggested the moon had a strong magnetic field. A new analysis shows the opposite. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...