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China delivered rocks from the far side of the moon — and they appear to be significantly different from everything collected on the nearside

For more than half a century, every rock and grain of lunar soil studied in a laboratory on Earth came from the same side of the moon: the near side, the hemisphere that permanently faces us. That ...
Science News

Earth’s oldest rocks may be at least 4.16 billion years old

A remote outcrop in Canada harbors rocks that are at least 4.16 billion years old, researchers report June 26 in Science. If true, these rocks would be the oldest known on Earth and the first to date ...
Reuters

Rocks in Canada's Quebec province found to be the oldest on Earth

Two test methods put the rocks at 4.16 billion years old The volcanic rocks date to primordial Earth's Hadean eon Rocks are surviving fragments of Earth's oldest crust June 26 (Reuters) - Along the ...
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Science Academy Episode 23: Rock Cycle

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Gather your supplies! In this episode we will use everyday materials to create a model of the rock cycle and explore the three different categories of rock. Sedimentary rocks are ...