Lunar swirls, distinctive light-colored features on the Moon’s surface, have long puzzled scientists. Recent research suggests that these swirls are magnetized due to local geological processes, possibly involving subsurface magmatic activity and the mineral ilmenite. Unlike Earth rocks rich in magnetite, lunar rocks can form magnetizable iron under specific conditions. This finding, published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, supports theories about the origins of lunar swirls and may aid future lunar missions, including NASA’s 2025 Lunar Vertex mission to investigate these enigmatic lunar features further.