We already know a decent amount about how planets form, but moon formation is another process entirely, and one we're not as ...

Scientists have long believed that Charon formed through a violent impact, similar to Earth’s moon. However, this new study challenges the existing theory.

Sure enough, when comparing rocks from the moon and Earth, Walker and his team found that the moon has a slightly higher proportion of Tungsten-182. The key, however, is how much.

A Chinese research team has precisely dated the formation of the Moon's Apollo Basin to 4.16 billion years ago through ...

Scientists have gone back and forth about explanations for the moon's formation for decades, with the general consensus being that it formed during some type of cosmic collision between Earth and ...

The moon is also responsible for 80 percent of the angular momentum in the Earth-moon system, while in the other planets, this value is less than 1 percent.

The Moon's formation may not just have smashed Earth -- it may have stretched our planet into a potato for millions of years afterwards. By Joel Hruska April 15, 2020 Share on Facebook (opens in a ...

Analysis of previously untouched preserved core samples from the mysterious 'Light Mantle' landslide shed light on what ...

Pluto and Charon are smaller and colder. These are composed of rock and ice, which have greater structural integrity than the fluid-like materials involved in the Earth-moon formation.