Science
Turns out the moon is 85 million years younger than we thought – Happy
Researchers at the German Aerospace Center found the moon is actually 85 million years younger than previously believed and once had a magma ocean.
It looks like we all owe the moon an apology after a recent study found that it isn’t as old as it looks. In fact, it’s 85 million years younger.
Researchers at the German Aerospace Center found that lunar rock samples collected on Apollo missions were not old enough to verify the normally accepted age of the moon at 4.51 billion years old.
Researchers at the German Aerospace Center found the moon is actually 85 million years younger than previously believed and once had a magma ocean.
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