New Model Suggests Moon Formed Faster Than Previously Expected
A new supercomputer model of the moon’s formation indicates that it could have formed within hours after a Mars-sized proto-planet called Theia collided with a proto-Earth. Previously, theory had it that the Moon could have taken several months or years to form after the collision. Jacob Kegerreis is a postdoctoral researcher at NASA’s Ames Research … [Read more…]