Planetary scientists have discovered that high energy electrons in Earth's plasma sheet are contributing to weathering processes on the Moon's surface and, importantly, the electrons may have aided ...

The Giant Impact Hypothesis has long fascinated scientists as the leading explanation for the Moon's formation. Around 4.5 billion years ago, the Earth and a Mars-sized protoplanet called Theia ...

Multiple impacts on Earth might better explain our moon’s origin than a single giant impact 4.5 billion years ago – and could help solve one of its biggest mysteries. Pinning down the origin of our ...

About 4.5 billion years ago, a colossal impact between the young Earth and a mysterious planetary body called Theia changed everything—reshaping Earth, forming the Moon, and scattering clues across ...

The Earth’s moon is very rare in the universe, according to a recent study done by a UA professor and an alumnus. “”The leading theory for the creation of the moon is that it was made in a collision,” ...

High-energy electrons in the Earth's plasma may be contributing to the formation of water on the surface of the moon, a study found. The findings were published by a team of researchers, led by a ...

(Nanowerk News) A team of researchers, led by a University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Mānoa planetary scientist, discovered that high energy electrons in Earth’s plasma sheet are contributing to weathering ...