In 1971, astronaut David Scott conducted Galileo's famous hammer/feather drop experiment on the moon, during the Apollo 15 mission. Galileo had concluded that all objects, regardless of mass, fall at the same speed -- however, the resistance caused by the air (as in the case of the feather in Earth's atmosphere) can cause the feather to drop slower. Well, on the moon there is no atmosphere (a vacuum), so the objects should drop at the same speed. Follow us: @astro.voyagers 🛸 . •. 🌎 ° .• 🌓 • .

In 1971, during the Apollo 15 mission, astronaut David Scott discovered one of the most important Moon samples ever found — the Genesis Rock. This ancient rock is believed to be over 4 billion years old, formed when the Moon was still young and molten. Scientists say it came from the Moon’s original crust, giving us rare clues about how the Moon — and even Earth — first formed. When it was picked up, the excitement was real: “I think we just found what we came for.” A small rock… but a huge disc