A new simulation created by researchers could give us a front row seat to how the Moon formed during Earth's early days.

The Moon is the Earth's ever-trusty companion, but exactly how did it form? A mesmerizing new supercomputer simulation shows that it may have formed in just hours.

A detailed supercomputer simulation of a titanic impact on early Earth shows the moon may have formed much faster than scientists imagined.

A new computer simulation shows the swift formation of the moon after a Mars-sized body struck the early Earth 4.5 billion years ago. The impact led to two blobs of material, the larger of which ...

It’s believed that the Moon formed billions of years ago, from debris from a cosmic collision with Earth. New high-resolution simulations not only illustrate the idea in stunning detail, but ...

A new simulation puts forth a different theory – the Moon may have formed immediately, in a matter of hours, when material from the Earth and Theia was launched directly into orbit after the impact.

The question 'how was the moon formed?' has intrigued astronomers for many years. In recent years, the giant impact theory, which claims that a planet called Theia, which was about the same size ...

A high-speed collision turned the early Earth into a hot, gooey space doughnut, and the moon formed within this synestia, a new simulation suggests.

Moon mystery: Supercomputer simulations help astronomers trace the Moon's early origins MOON analysis indicates Earth's closest companion was created by a giant impact, according to new research.

Most theories claim the Moon formed out of the debris of this collision, coalescing in orbit over months or years. A new simulation puts forth a different theory – the Moon may have formed immediately ...

New supercomputer simulations show how the Moon may have formed through the collision of Earth with a Mars-sized planet called Theia about 4.5 billion years ago. UK scientists have produced ...

A new simulation puts forth a different theory -- the Moon may have formed immediately, in a matter of hours, when material from the Earth and Theia was launched directly into orbit after the impact.