New computer simulations suggest that an intact Moon could have been captured within hours of a giant collision between early Earth and a Mars-sized body. The study is a proposal about one possible ...

You would think that making our Moon would take a long time, longer, for example, than the time it takes me to reply to an email I've been avoiding. Instead, new research finds that, under hot enough ...

A new study suggests the Moon could have formed in just five hours after a giant impact, challenging traditional models and sparking online comparisons with biblical accounts ...

Impact simulations could change how researchers understand moon formation and may help constrain the timing of the event.