Volcanoes were still erupting on the moon during Earth’s dinosaur age ... updating previous assessments that there had been no active lunar volcanoes for about 4 billion years.

Tiny Glass Beads Suggest the Moon Had Active Volcanoes When Dinosaurs Roamed Earth NEW YORK (AP) — Volcanoes were still erupting on the moon when dinosaurs roamed Earth, new research suggests.

You need heat in order for volcanoes to happen, and 120 million years ago, the moon shouldn’t have had enough heat — or so we thought. The heat for the Moon’s original volcanic activity ...

Tiny glass beads from Apollo missions reveal Moon's ancient volcanic eruptions through sparkling mineral coatings.

Scientists know there were active volcanoes on the near side, the part of the moon seen from Earth, dating back to a similar time frame. Previous studies, including data from NASA's Lunar ...

Scientists know there were active volcanoes on the near side, the part of the moon seen from Earth, dating back to a similar time frame. Previous studies, including data from NASA's Lunar ...

(NASA photo) New results from China’s Chang’e 5 lunar samples returned to Earth provide evidence for active volcanoes on the Moon as recently as 120 million years ago. Previously, scientists had ...

Their chemical makeup indicates that there were active lunar volcanoes until about 120 million ... Existing time lines suggest the moon had already cooled off past the point of volcanic activity ...