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Scientists Confirm Moon’s Solid, Iron-Like Inner Core Inside Molten Outer Layer

Scientists urge new Moon seismometers to deliver direct confirmation.

PNAS Study Finds Rare Water-Rich Meteorite Relics in Chang'e-6 Far-Side Samples

Chang'e-6 Rocks Reveal Cooler Lunar Far-Side Mantle by About 100°C

UTEP Geologist Awarded Grant to Map Moon's South Pole for Artemis

Apollo 16 Samples Show Solar Wind Erodes Moon Surface Ten Times Less Than Expected