The moon may be 40 million years older than we thought

The moon is 40M years older than previously thought | NSF

Although previous assessments estimated the moon as over 4.42 billion years old, the new study has discovered it is 4.46 billion years old — 40 ...

The Moon is 40 million years older than previously thought

Although previous assessments estimated the Moon as 4.425 billion years old, the new study discovered it is actually 4.46 billion years old — 40 ...

The Moon May Be 40 Million Years Older Than Previously Believed

A recent study asserts that our satellite is 4.46 billion years old. This is 40 million years older than previously thought.

The moon may be 40 million years older than we thought, Apollo 17 ...

New analysis of moon samples brought to Earth by Apollo astronauts reveal the moon is 4.46 billion years old, rather than 4.52 billion years ...

The moon is 40 million years older than we thought it was

A reanalysis of lunar rock has pushed back the age of the moon by 40 million years. This means it formed at least 4.46 billion years ago.

Moon may be '40m years older' than previously thought, researchers ...

Now researchers say they have the answer, revealing the Earth's satellite is 40m years older than previously thought. Scientists made their ...

The Moon Is 40 Million Years Older Than Thought, Lunar Rock ...

Researchers analyzed crystals in the lunar rocks and found the moon may be older than previously thought, according to a new study published ...

The moon is 40 million years older than thought, ancient crystal ...

The moon's surface formed at least 40 million years earlier than previously thought, according to a new study of an ancient crystal embedded in rock collected ...

The Moon is 40 million years older than previously thought

So any crystals on the Moon's surface must have formed after this lunar magma ocean cooled,” says Heck. “Otherwise, they would have been melted ...

The Moon Is Older Than We Thought, Say Scientists - Forbes

The moon is 40 million years older than scientists thought according to new evidence gleaned from crystals brought back from the lunar ...

New research shows the moon might be older than we thought - NPR

NPR's Regina Barber reports that scientists have now determined the moon is about 40 million years older than previously thought.

The Moon is 40 Million Years Older Than We Thought

Now, a new study of crystals in the lunar samples pushed that event back even further –about 40 million years earlier than previous estimates — ...

The Moon Is 40 Million Years Older than Previously Thought | News

Using atom-probe tomography, Northwestern Engineering researchers helped analyze lunar samples collected by Apollo 17 astronauts.

The Moon Is Millions of Years Older Than We Thought, Scientists Say

A new study of tiny grains of zircon in Apollo lunar samples suggests that it's even older than we thought, by a good 40 million years.

The moon is even older than we thought - National Geographic

The age, published this week in the journal Geochemical Perspectives Letters, bumps previously measured ages back in time by 40 million years— ...

The moon may be 40 million years older than previously thought

The moon may be far older than humans have previously envisaged, surpassing prior assessments with formerly discovered analytical samples ...

The moon is 40 million years older than we thought - EarthSky

The leading theory on the formation of the moon is that – in the early years of our solar system – a Mars-sized object smashed into the young ...

Yes, the moon is indeed 40 million years older than we once thought

That makes it roughly 40 million years older than once believed. This moon rock — called 72255 — has been analyzed many times. In fact, a 2021 ...

Moon is 40 million years older than we thought, tiny crystals from ...

A new analysis of zircon crystals from the Apollo 17 mission has revealed that the moon formed around 40 million years earlier than past geological evidence ...

The Moon Is 40 Million Years Older Than Scientists Thought

"Our atom probe analysis concluded the study and leaves no doubt about the 4.46-billion-year age of the zircon," Heck said. "I was very happy to ...