Lunar samples reveal exactly when the moon’s largest crater formed

[ad_1] Lunar samples collected during NASA’s Apollo missions are still enabling new discoveries NASA/ESA The largest crater on the moon was probably created when a huge rock smashed into the surface 4.338 billion years ago, leaving behind a seething pool of magma. This hints that Earth was experiencing extreme cosmic violence around the same time. … Read more

Could we set Uranus on fire to steal its hidden diamonds?

[ad_1]  Dead Planets Society is a podcast that takes outlandish ideas about how to tinker with the cosmos – from snapping the moon in half to causing a gravitational wave apocalypse – and subjects them to the laws of physics to see how they fare. Listen on Apple, Spotify or on our podcast page. Uranus and Neptune are … Read more