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The moon

Graphene heads to the moon

30 Nov 2022

Cambridge researchers are part of a European project testing graphene’s ability to protect spacecraft against the sticky, sharp dust on the moon’s...

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Magma ocean and first rocky crust on the Moon

‘Slushy’ magma ocean led to formation of the Moon’s crust

13 Jan 2022

Scientists have shown how the freezing of a ‘slushy’ ocean of magma may be responsible for the composition of the Moon’s crust.

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Mapping the Moon through the ages

16 Jul 2019

On the 50th anniversary of the Moon Landing, the University Library shares some of its incredible moon-related maps and archive.

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