NASA research using Apollo lunar regolith data refines the Moon’s impact record and places limits on meteorite contributions to Earth’s water over geologic time.
For the Moon itself, the story is different. The Moon has far less water than Earth, but for such a dry world it’s important.
A new NASA study using Apollo lunar soil samples challenges a long-held theory. It suggests meteorites were not the primary ...
A new NASA study of its Apollo lunar soils clarifies the Moon’s record of meteorite impacts and timing of water delivery.
New research suggests Earth’s water came from sources other than meteorites, challenging long-standing theories on planetary ...
Planetary scientists analyzing oxygen isotopes in lunar soil from the Apollo mission sites conclude that meteorite bombardment over 4 billion years could only have delivered a tiny fraction of Earth’s ...
It was long thought, up until recently, that asteroids and comets delivered Earth's oceans during the early Solar System.
China’s latest lunar mission has quietly redrawn the map of space power. By bringing home the first rocks ever collected from ...