Nuclear pulse propulsion is a technology that would work. It was being developed in the 1960s but it was stopped because of ...

The lunar norite meteorite Arguin 002 likely formed through plutonic magmatism originating from low-degree partial melting of a deep, KREEP-free mantle source, according to mineralogical and ...

A new study of the lunar samples collected by China's Chang'e 6 mission has verified the hypothesis that the moon was ...

Residual melt enriched in incompatible elements, known as the KREEP layer, formed between the crust and mantle. During their research, scientists confirmed the presence of the KREEP layer in the ...

During their research, scientists confirmed the presence of the KREEP layer in the far side samples, suggesting that the magma ocean once spanned the entire moon. However, distinct evolutionary paths ...

Scientists have long theorized that the Moon was once covered by a vast ocean of molten rock. Now, new research based on samples from the far side of the Moon provides the strongest evidence yet that ...

The remaining melt, enriched with incompatible elements, formed the KREEP layer, with the name derived from the initials of the key components, namely potassium, rare earth elements and phosphorus ...

A new study of the lunar samples collected by China's Chang'e-6 mission has verified the hypothesis that the Moon was ...

Eventually, about 99 percent of the lunar magma ocean had solidified. The rest was a unique residual liquid called KREEP. That acronym stands for the elements potassium (K), rare earth elements (REE), ...