When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The formation of the moon has long remained a mystery, but new studies support the theory that ...
The moon did indeed coalesce out of tiny bits of pulverized planet blasted into space by a catastrophic collision 4.5 billion years ago, two new studies suggest. The new research potentially plugs a ...
Austin, TX — Astronomers announced today that a mystery object orbiting a star 170 light-years from Earth might have formed from the collision and merger of two protoplanets. The object, known as ...