<ul><li>Scientists at MIT may have solved the mystery of the Moon's missing magnetism through a recent study.</li><li>They proposed that a combination of a weak ancient magnetic field and a massive asteroid impact could have temporarily created a strong magnetic field on the Moon.</li><li>This sudden spike in magnetism, lasting around 40 minutes, could explain the magnetized rocks on the far side of the Moon.</li><li>The theory suggests that a weak dynamo field, amplified by impact-induced shockwaves, could account for the strong magnetism observed in lunar surface rocks.</li></ul>

Scientists may have solved the mystery of the moon’s missing magnetism

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