Southwest Research Institute: This simulation of a giant impact with the Earth shows an off-center, low-velocity collision of two protoplanets. Color scales indicate particle temperature in Kelvin ...

Caption MFM simulation of the canonical Moon-Forming giant impact. Here different colors trace different components of Gaia and Theia. The lower mantle of Gaia, denoted by the dashed circle with a ...

Planetary scientists need to find an impact simulation that can not only match the moon’s chemistry, but also how far it was from the Earth and how fast it was initially spinning. Although scientists ...

The study of the ice particles formed under these varying conditions can potentially ... which will be heading to the south ...

(CNN) — About 3.8 billion years ago, two massive canyons likely formed on the moon in a span of less than 10 minutes, according to new research. The extraordinary formations, each comparable in ...