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The first samples from the farside of the moon contain signs of surprising volcanic activity near the lunar south pole. Two separate analyses of lunar rocks brought to Earth by China’s Chang’e-6 ...

Analysis of lunar samples from the Chang'e 5 mission revealed three volcanic glass beads, dated to approximately 123 million years old (with a 15-million-year margin of error). This finding challenges ...

Discover why volcanoes erupt, how magma and gas pressure trigger eruptions and the role of tectonic plates in explosive ...

China's Chang'e 5 mission brought back evidence that the moon had erupting volcanoes just 120 million years ago. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

United States Geological Survey (USGS) scientist Mark Stelton (left) and Kenneth Sims, a UW professor of geology and geophysics and a member of the USGS Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, examine a ...

"This is the most powerful volcanic event ever recorded on the most volcanic world in our solar system — so that's really saying something." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...