28-02-2018 19:12 via feeds.slashgear.com

One lit Moon donut: A new creation model for our closest space neighbor

Researchers report they have a new theory for how our moon formed in the aftermath of our Earth’s most major collision. The moon and the Earth – or what started as two planetary bodies – likely collided and formed a donut-shaped type of planetary object called a “synestia.” “We looked at the statistics of giant impacts, and we found that … Continue reading
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