Findings from the first lunar far side samples raise new questions about the moon’s history
The first lunar samples from the moon’s far side differ in some interesting ways from those collected from the near side, ...
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Unveiling Lunar Secrets: Ancient Moon Volcanism Discovered
China's Chang'e-6 spacecraft retrieved surface samples from the moon's far side, revealing new data on ancient lunar ...
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Scientists compile library for evaluating exoplanet water
By probing chemical processes observed in the Earth's hot mantle, scientists have started developing a library of basalt-based spectral signatures that not only will help reveal the composition of ...
Volcanoes once erupted on the far side of the moon
Volcanic rock, dating back billions of years, has been detected in the first samples collected from the mysterious "dark side ...
Could Oregon’s layers of volcanic rock help fight climate change?
Oregon’s state geologist is pitching a novel idea of using the region’s rocky basalt layer – born of lava that flowed ...
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James Webb Space Telescope's new technique could reveal water-rich exoplanets
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will take a new approach in its quest to find water-rich exoplanets. It will analyze ...
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Lava could light up the James Webb Space Telescope's search for watery exoplanets
Scientists are trying to figure out how minerals connected to exoplanetary water would look to the James Webb Space Telescope ...
Chang'e-6 lunar samples reveal 2.83-billion-year-old basalt with depleted mantle source
The moon has a global dichotomy, with its near and far sides having different geomorphology, topography, chemical composition ...
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Moon’s oldest crater on its far side was volcanically active around 2.8 billion years ago
After analyzing the sample brought by Chang'e-6, researchers found that the moon’s oldest and deepest crater on its far side ...