The Moon is mysterious. We can gaze upon it every night, yet still be so far from uncovering its secrets. This week, new studies were published detailing new theories about the Moon's origin and ...

For nearly four decades, the dominant theory explaining the formation of Earth's moon has been that it originated from a violent collision between a young Earth and a Mars-sized celestial body ...

Scientists from Penn State University have proposed a radical new theory for the Moon's origin which overturns the popular collision theory.

While this new theory provides a mathematically plausible alternative to the collision hypothesis, Williams emphasizes that t he Moon's true origin remains uncertain.

The longstanding theory about our Moon forming from a large object colliding with the Earth was born during the Kona Conference in Hawaii in 1984 and has held firm ever since. However, this recent ...

New theory covers gaps in existing explanation for moon’s origin High-energy impact created vapor cloud from which Earth and moon condensed Impact set off chain of events that put the moon in its ...

Scientists find traces of carbon on the Moon, which contradicts a long-standing theory and a famous lunar origin story.

Apollo astronauts returned 842 pounds of Moon rocks to Earth. These precious samples have revealed a lot about the Moon’s past.

New research published in a scientific journal adds significant evidence to a theory of the origin of the Moon and its long relationship with Earth.

The most popular theory of the moon's origins contends the satellite was formed when a Mars-sized object collided with Earth, vaporizing large portions of Earth's upper crust.

Astronomers have long argued over the origin of the moon. Israeli researchers released new calculations Monday that suggest the moon was forged in a brutal rain of cosmic debris that repeatedly ...

After decades of what seemed to be settled science, there’s new, conflicting evidence for how the moon might have formed.