Tag: Earth–Moon history


  • Ancient Australian Rocks May Redraw the Moon’s Birth Story

    Ancient Australian Rocks May Redraw the Moon’s Birth Story

    New Clues from Earth’s Oldest Rocks Researchers from the University of Western Australia (UWA) have turned to Earth’s oldest material, rocks buried deep in Western Australia, to rethink the moment that birthed the Moon. In a study focusing on 3.7-billion-year-old feldspar, scientists are piecing together clues about the cataclysmic events that shaped Earth’s celestial companion.…