Chicago IL (SPX) Oct 31, 2023 -
More than 4 billion years ago, when the Solar System was still young and the Earth was still growing, a giant object the size of Mars crashed into the Earth. The biggest piece that broke off of the
By analyzing tiny lunar crystals gathered by Apollo 17 astronauts in 1972, researchers recalculated the age of the Earth’s Moon. Although previous assessments estimated the Moon as 4.425 billion years old, the new study discovered it is actually 4.46 billion years old 40 million years older than previously thought.
Crystals from Apollo mission find moon is 40 million years older than scientists thought knowridge.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from knowridge.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Evanston IL (SPX) Oct 24, 2023 -
By analyzing tiny lunar crystals gathered by Apollo 17 astronauts in 1972, researchers recalculated the age of the Earth s Moon. Although previous assessments estimated the Moon as 4.425 billion yea
The moon is 40 million years older than thought, lunar crystals study suggests phys.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from phys.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.