In a recent Oxford University study, researchers pointed out that these magnetic signals might be the result of rare and very short-lived events that lasted only a few thousand years, rather than extending for hundreds of millions of years as was previously believed. Although the Moon is a small body and lacks the strong internal activity that characterizes the Earth, the rocks brought back by the Apollo missions bear traces indicating a strong magnetic field in the past, sometimes at levels comparable to or even exceeding Earth's current magnetic field. This contradiction prompted scientists to seek a new explanation. 'Science Alert' has long noted that the Moon has raised scientific questions about its magnetic history for decades. In other words, perhaps
New Theory on the Moon's Magnetic Field
Oxford University researchers have proposed a new theory about the origin of the Moon's ancient magnetic field, suggesting it was caused by rare and short-lived events rather than a long process as previously thought.