The conventional explanation for the moon's formation is that an enormous rock smashed into the nascent Earth and created it as a result. A new theory challenges the particulars of how events may have ...

The moon is weird. It's completely unlike anything else in the solar system. So how did our planet end up with such a special ...

Whether it’s under the stars on the Main Green, from smudged dorm windows or through open sunroofs, we see the moon nearly every night. But a new study by Brown researchers suggests that we know less ...

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When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Earth's moon is believed to have formed from an ancient impact. Could some of our planet's oldest ...

Why did our planet turn out like it did -- a temperate, life-supporting place? Why weren't the volatile elements (sulfur, carbon, and the like) in our planet boiled away into space or locked in the ...

Over 4.6 billion years ago, Earth took shape from a spinning cloud of dust and gas surrounding the young sun. Tiny particles within this cloud collided and clumped together, driven by gravity and ...

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