Furthermore, the findings bolster the theory that the moon formed when a giant, Mars -size protoplanet slammed into the young ...

Over 4.6 billion years ago, Earth took shape from a spinning cloud of dust and gas surrounding the young sun. Tiny particles ...

China’s Chang’e 6 mission successfully collected 1.935 kilograms of basaltic soil from the South Pole–Aitken (SPA) basin on ...

The Chang’e-6 mission returned soil samples from the South Pole–Aitken impact basin of the lunar farside, providing an opportunity to study the water contents of the farside mantle.

But there is no evidence for large-scale magma seas in Earth's history. Also, the moon does have some volatile elements, like water, trapped in rock — but a giant-impact, giant-energy event should ...

As such, it has some questions to answer. Among them is whether its water content is compatible with the giant impact theory of the moon's formation. Modeling of the giant impact scenario suggests ...

Moon is slowly moving away from Earth at a rate of 3.8 centimetres per year. This gradual drift affects Earth’s rotation and ...

Scientists have have discovered the oldest meteorite impact crater on Earth, in the very heart of the Pilbara region of Western Australia.