NASA apollo 17 mission

[ad_1] Have you ever wondered when the Moon was formed? Well, we still don't know the exact answer to how old the Moon is. However, some researchers have recently determined the age of the lunar dust samples from NASA's Apollo 17 mission that may well have revealed the age of the Moon and it has busted some old theories. Know what the recent research reveals:What is the age of our Moon?More than 4 billion years ago, in the early stages of our solar system, a Mars-sized object collided with Earth, leading to the formation of our Moon, according to a widely followed theory. The exact timing of this celestial collision has long been a subject of scientific intrigue. However, a groundbreaking study published in the journal Geochemical Perspectives Letters, led by researchers from the Univer...

[ad_1] NASA has shared a glimpse into the Apollo 17 mission with an image of a lunar rover. Check out the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day. The Moon has fascinated scientists, astronomers as well as science fiction authors and readers for decades due to its mysterious craters, lowlands and an iron-rich core. Authors have even written books such as From the Earth to the Moon fantasizing about life on the Moon. Movies like Apollo 13, Ad Astra and Moon have documented man's attempts to go to the Moon and even establish a lunar base. However, not all is fiction. In fact, there have been countless missions to the Moon, with 6 missions landing man on the Moon by NASA alone. The last time man took a trip to Earth's natural satellite was with the Apollo 17 mission in 1972, and now NASA has s...

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Dust samples from Apollo 17 mission disclose Moon’s age, bust earlier theories

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day 14 December 2022: Rover repaired by ‘TAPE’ on the Moon