Using computer simulations, the researchers uncovered a scenario in which an ancient asteroid impact briefly amplified that field, just long enough for nearby rocks to capture and record its magnetic ...

Where did the moon's magnetism go? Scientists have puzzled over this question for decades, ever since orbiting spacecraft ...

Time works differently on the moon – a dilemma that can throw up a few challenges when it comes to timekeeping on the ...

The first sample of moon dust to arrive on Earth in nearly 50 years has landed safely in Milton Keynes, on loan from China. The moon rocks, the first of its kind to arrive on Earth since the 1976 ...