Data from India’s historic lunar mission supports long-standing lunar theory

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. The historic Chandrayaan-3 mission, which made India the fourth country to land on the moon a year ago on Friday, has yielded new evidence supporting a theory about the moon’s early history. When the mission … Read more

Data from India’s historic lunar mission supports long-standing lunar theory

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. The historic Chandrayaan-3 mission, which made India the fourth country to land on the moon a year ago on Friday, has yielded new evidence supporting a theory about the moon’s early history. When the mission … Read more

The Moon’s thin atmosphere is formed by a constant bombardment of meteorites

When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An illustration shows an asteroid breaking up into meteorite fragments near the moon. | Credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva)/NASA It’s easy to imagine the moon as an atmosphereless rock orbiting Earth. But despite having no breathable air, … Read more