Bright and dark swirling patterns on the Moon’s surface have been linked to the topography of the swirls, says a new paper by a team of scientists from the Planetary Science Institute. “This is the ...

A novel mission concept involving two CubeSats connected by a thin, miles-long tether could help scientists understand how the Moon got its mysterious “tattoos” — swirling patterns of light and dark ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lunar swirls are bright, light-colored swirling features seen on the moon’s surface. | Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight ...

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Mysterious, light-colored swirls on Moon's surface could be rocks magnetized by magma activity underground, laboratory experiments confirm. Lunar swirls are light-colored, sinuous features on the Moon ...

Scientists have come up with a new theory about what is causing mysterious swirls on the Moon’s surface. The latest theory involves underground lava, magnetized rocks, and magnetic anomalies. Lunar ...

An interesting phenomenon on the moon that has perplexed scientists may have a fresh explanation, according to a new study. In new images released by NASA, so-called “lunar swirls” can be seen on the ...

For centuries, a mystery has been hiding in plain sight on the surface of the moon: bright, sinuous swirls that sprawl across thousands of square kilometers of the lunar landscape, visible through ...

A new era in lunar research is coming, and Lunar Vertex is getting ready to lead the way. Lunar Vertex is NASA’s first so-called PRISM mission (Payloads and Research Investigations on the Surface of ...

The Moon’s magnetic record encapsulates a complex interplay between internal dynamo processes, impact-induced magnetisation, and the persistent influence of the solar wind. Lunar magnetism, as ...

Lunar swirls are light-colored, sinuous features on the Moon’s surface, bright enough to be visible from a backyard telescope. Some people think they look like the brushstrokes in an abstract painting ...