Scientists have long known that volcanoes shaped the near side of the Moon, visible from Earth. However, very little was ...

A team of geologists at the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, the Institute of Space Sciences and the Shandong ...

New findings from China's Chang'e 6 lunar farside samples offer insights into the moon's volcanic past and mantle evolution.

China’s Chang’e 6 mission uncovers evidence of a molten lunar magma ocean and a violent ancient impact.

Io’s long-debated magma ocean may not exist. Juno spacecraft data reveals that tidal forces deform the moon differently than expected if a magma ocean were present. Instead, Io’s mantle appears mostly ...

Recent findings from samples collected by China's Chang'e 6 mission have provided valuable insights into the history of the moon, particularly its far side. The Chang'e 6 mission launched in early ...

Scientists have possibly solved the mystery of the Indian Ocean Geoid Low, a large gravity anomaly discovered in 1948. They ...

A Chinese study found that the Moon was wholly covered by a molten “magma ocean” in the early phases of its formation. A study by the China National Space Administration, published in the ...

In a groundbreaking revelation, recent lunar samples brought back by China’s Chang’e 6 mission have confirmed a crucial piece ...

These findings validate the lunar magma ocean hypothesis, which states that the moon experienced global-scale melting shortly after its formation, creating a vast magma ocean. As the molten ...