Hold onto your space helmets, folks! 🔭 A tiny 2-gram scoop of moon dirt from China’s Chang'e 6 mission has unlocked secrets about our lunar neighbor’s wild teenage years. Scientists now confirm the moon was once entirely covered by a sizzling “magma ocean” after analyzing samples from its mysterious far side—the first ever collected from that region!
🌌 This discovery backs the theory that the newborn moon was a molten ball before cooling into the cratered beauty we know today. The findings, led by the China National Space Administration and published in Science, offer clues about how Earth’s closest celestial companion evolved over billions of years.
“It’s like finding the moon’s baby pictures,” said one researcher. The study helps explain why the moon’s near and far sides look so different—a cosmic mystery that’s puzzled astronomers for decades.
