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[ad_1] Apollo 14 Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. assembles equipment on the lunar surface in Feburary 1971. (POT) In the latest, breakthrough research, scientists have found evidence of recent tectonic activity on the Moon’s surface. The study could overturn the long-held belief that the Moon is a dead celestial body …

[ad_1] NY: Earth’s tectonic plates began to move more than 3.2 billion years ago, just over 1.3 billion years after Earth first formed and earlier than originally thought, the researchers revealed. To date, some researchers theorized that it happened about four billion years ago, while others thought it was close …

[ad_1] This spectacular “blue marble” image of Earth is the most detailed true-color image of the entire Earth to date. (Photo courtesy: Stockli / NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Challenge) New York, April 23 (IANS) Earth’s tectonic plates began to move more than 3.2 billion years ago, just over 1.3 …

[ad_1] Planet Earth (Stockli Challenge / NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) Researchers have revealed that Earth’s tectonic plates began to move more than 3.2 billion years ago, much earlier than originally thought, and just over 1.3 billion years after Earth formed. To date, some researchers theorized that it happened about …