The moon no longer has a magnetic field, but NASA scientists are publishing new research that shows heat from crystallization of the lunar core may have driven its now-defunct magnetic field some 3 ...

When the Apollo astronauts returned to Earth, they brought with them some souvenirs: rocks, pebbles, and dust from the moon's surface. These lunar samples have since been analyzed for clues to the ...

Ganymede is not only Jupiter's largest moon, but also the largest in our solar system and one of the few that hosts a massive ice ocean. Adding to this planet-like moon's uniqueness is the fact that ...

Researchers combined gravity data from NASA’s GRAIL mission with magnetic measurements from Lunar Prospector and Kaguya. In ...

Presently, the moon does not have an internal magnetic field as it can be observed on Earth. However, there are localized regions on its surface up to several hundred kilometers in size where a very ...

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A simulation of unprecedented resolution explains how Earth could possess a magnetic-field-generating dynamo before the planet’s inner core began to solidify. Earth’s dynamo could generate a magnetic ...