No one expected these glittering bits among the gray lunar dust back then. The beads, smaller than grains of sand, formed ...

Learn more about these shimmery, orange and black beads on the moon that researchers describe as “tiny, pristine” time ...

Tiny, orange glass beads discovered on the moon during the Apollo era may reveal an untold history of lunar volcanism.

Tiny glass beads formed in the fires of explosive volcanic eruptions on the moon, and brought back to Earth by Apollo 17, ...

The lunar orange glass is a fascinating aspect of lunar geology, offering valuable insights into the Moon's history.

Apollo 17 mission brought back lunar soil. Astronauts found tiny glass beads called Moon beads. These beads formed 3.3 billion years ago during volcan ...

What they didn't anticipate was discovering something that looked almost magical: tiny, brilliant orange glass beads scattered across the Moon's landscape like microscopic gems. These beads ...

Apollo astronauts discovered orange and black glass beads on the Moon's surface, a surprising find among the gray landscapes. The beads, measuring less than a millimeter (0.04 inches), were formed 3.3 ...

When Apollo astronauts stumbled across shimmering orange beads on the moon, they had no idea they were gazing at ancient relics of violent volcanic activity. These glass spheres, tiny yet mesmerizing, ...

The Moon has small glass fragments discovered during the Apollo mission. These beads range in color from bright orange to yellow-green. Formed 3.3 to 3.6 billion years ago, they reveal the Moon's ...