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.
Huge "tiger stripe" fault lines seen on Saturn's moon Enceladus raise hopes that a "long-lived" ocean containing potential ...
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 ...
Rocks on Earth, similarly, seem to have formed into a proper crust at about 218 million years. A 2022 simulation of the giant impact that created the moon. Credit: NASA / Durham University / Jacob ...
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 ...
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 ...
"'Lunar Horizons' is an immersive, 3D reimagination of a future international lunar mission to the moon's south pole. As a ...
NASA's Juno spacecraft has been investigating Jupiter's moon Io, the most volcanically active body in the solar system, and ...
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 ...
Through computer models, the team learned that a collision in Pluto's ancient history, before it was fully formed, could have ...
With NASA's return to the moon with Artemis 3 tentatively scheduled ... expedition to our lone satellite via a new Fortnite-built simulation packed with real-life details. The insanely popular ...