astrophysicists

Washington: A team of astrophysicists, including one of Indian origin, has found that the Moon, where NASA will be sending astronauts by 2024, contains clues to the ancient mysteries of the Sun, which are crucial to understanding the development of life.Our natural satellite took shape when a Mars-sized object smashed into Earth about 4.5 billion years ago.The force of this crash sent materials spewing into orbit, where they coalesced into the Moon. "The Earth and Moon would have formed with similar materials, so the question is, why was the Moon depleted in these elements?" asked Rosemary Killen, a planetary scientist at…