A new simulation reveals an alternative explanation for the moon’s formation. The moon is thought to have formed following a collision between Earth and a Mars-sized object, called Theia.

Scientists have discovered evidence of the remains of a planet within the Moon's crust which they reckon crashed into Earth 4.5 billion years ago. When space boffins aren't mapping the weather on a 1, ...

Southwest Research Institute: This simulation of a giant impact with the Earth shows an off-center, low-velocity collision of two protoplanets. Color scales indicate particle temperature in Kelvin ...

Planetary scientists need to find an impact simulation that can not only match the moon’s chemistry, but also how far it was from the Earth and how fast it was initially spinning. Although scientists ...

A new simulation ... Lunar Glass Shows Moon Asteroid ... Global Map of Lunar Hydrogen: Data Confirms Role Water Played in Moon's Formation July 20, 2022 — Using data collected over two decades ...

"'Lunar Horizons' is an immersive, 3D reimagination of a future international lunar mission to the moon's south pole. As a ...

What makes this simulation truly mesmerising are the luminous structures known as photon rings, which shimmer brilliantly ...

Because the moon formed fast and hot ... for the zones of dense titanium-rich material predicted by computer simulation models of lunar overturn. While the detection of lunar gravity anomalies ...

New research has unveiled a fascinating connection between the lateral movement along distinct "tiger stripes" on Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons, and the eruption of ice crystal jets from its icy ...

Huge "tiger stripe" fault lines seen on Saturn's moon Enceladus raise hopes that a "long-lived" ocean containing potential ...

Because the moon formed fast and hot ... for the zones of dense titanium-rich material predicted by computer simulation models of lunar overturn. While the detection of lunar gravity anomalies ...