The basaltic meteorite is a piece of lunar rock that formed in a lava flow 2.35 billion years ago, long after volcanism on ...

While our moon is relatively calm, Io is considered to be the most volcanically active world in our solar system. And while Earth, of course, has plenty of active volcanoes of its own, eruptions ...

Jupiter's volcanic moon Io as captured by the Juno spacecraft on Oct. 15, 2023. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Image processing by Ted Stryk On Dec. 27, 2024, NASA's Juno spacecraft ...

A discovery of lunar glass beads continues to captivate scientists, shedding new light on the Moon’s volcanic history. These tiny specks, no larger than a millimeter, were formed during volcanic ...

Chang'e 6's samples from the lunar far side contain a record of ancient volcanism, magnetism and a mantle depleted in ...

Volcanoes shaped the moon from the inside out, scientists find: 'Our team was genuinely puzzled' Our moon may have once been as hellish as Jupiter's super volcanic moon Io; ...

Eventually, the volcanism died out. Without plate tectonics or weather, the only things left to alter the Moon’s cold, dead surface were meteorites.

New experiments with Apollo moon dust show micrometeorites - not solar wind - are the main source of the Moon’s thin ...

The acid yellow moon Io that orbits Jupiter may be less than 30% the size of Earth, but is considered the most volcanic body in our solar system. As demonstrated by explosive news from NASA on ...

The moon 's insides are crooked thanks to the near side being some 306 degrees Fahrenheit hotter at depth than its counterpart on the lunar far side. This is the conclusion of an international ...