New study confirms the moon is older than we realized — and reveals …
Dec 18, 2024 · In a new study, scientists show how a massive "remelting event" may have reset the age of almost all lunar rocks, tricking scientists into thinking our planet's constant companion is younger …
The Moon Is Even Older Than Scientists Thought - Eos
Nov 6, 2023 · Thanks to one of the slowest-ticking clocks in the universe, scientists have determined the Moon is about 40 million years older than previously thought.
Earth's moon is much older than we thought, according to new …
Dec 22, 2024 · Despite decades of research and lunar missions, one fundamental question remains unresolved: how old is the Moon? Current estimates suggest the Moon formed around 4.35 billion …
The Moon Is Much Older Than We Thought, New Research Suggests
Dec 19, 2024 · According to a new analysis by researchers from the US, France, and Germany, Earth's constant companion may have formed as early as 4.53 billion years ago – hundreds of millions of …
The moon may be older than previously thought, study finds
Dec 18, 2024 · The moon may be older than some scientists thought, according to a new study. It suggests that rock samples from the Apollo missions date back to a melting event, not to the moon's …
The Moon is 40 million years older than previously thought
Oct 23, 2023 · 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 million years older than previously thought.
The age of the Moon is older than scientists realized
Mar 27, 2025 · The Moon, our natural satellite, has not always illuminated Earth’s sky. Scientists have long believed that it formed after a catastrophic collision between the young Earth and the …
Yes, the moon is indeed 40 million years older than we once thought
Oct 23, 2023 · Now, a new study published in Geochemical Perspectives Letters that used advanced analysis of crystals from a moon rock collected during the Apollo 17 mission in 1972, has confirmed …
How old is the Moon? | BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Apr 23, 2024 · The Moon is 4.46 billion years old and, if you know how old Earth is, you'll know that it's older than the Moon. So this must mean that Earth didn't always have a Moon, right?
The Moon might be older than scientists previously thought − a new ...
Dec 18, 2024 · An extreme heating event may have interfered with scientists’ attempts to figure out the Moon’s age by dating lunar rock samples.