Well, the verdict is in. The Moon is not made of green cheese after all.

See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2024. Today, Nov. 23, 2024, the moon is 22 days old, in the Waning Crescent phase of its lunar cycle.

"Because these heavy minerals are denser than the mantle underneath, it creates a gravitational instability, and you would expect this layer to sink deeper into the Moon's interior," said Weigang ...