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Data from India’s historic moon mission supports long-held moon theory

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

The Moon’s thin atmosphere was formed by constant meteor bombardment.

When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. An illustration shows an asteroid breaking up into meteoroid fragments near the moon. | Credit: Robert Lea (Created with Canva)/NASA It’s easy to imagine the Moon as an atmosphere-less hunk of rock orbiting Earth. But despite lacking breathable air,… Read More »