Tiny glass beads found on the Moon show it once had volcanoes, scientists say - Volcanic eruptions were happening as recently as 120 million years ago, study suggests

Volcanoes were still erupting on the moon when dinosaurs roamed Earth, new research suggests. The evidence: three tiny glass beads plucked from the surface of the moon and brought to Earth in 2020 by a Chinese spacecraft.

Volcanoes were still erupting on the moon during Earth’s dinosaur age, new research suggests, much more recently than previously believed.

Recent research indicates that the Moon had volcanic activity approximately 120 million years ago, based on samples from China's Chang’e-5 mission. Scientists identified volcanic glass beads in these samples,

Scientists discover volcanic glass beads from ancient volcanoes on the Moon, revealing activity 123 million years ago.