New Evidence Suggests a Nearby Planet Was the Moon's Origin
TL;DR
New research suggests that a sibling planet, Theia, once orbited close to Earth and may have caused the giant impact that formed the moon, revealing that Earth and Theia were likely local siblings formed in the inner solar system.
- A long lost planet once orbited next to Earth, Apollo-era moon rocks suggest Live Science
- Moon Rocks Reveal Stunning Clues About a Missing Planet SciTechDaily
- Moon may have formed through Earth’s collision with close neighbor, study finds University of Chicago News
- A Planet Slammed Into Earth 4.5 Billion Years Ago, Forming the Moon. The Projectile May Have Been Our Neighbor Smithsonian Magazine
- Was our moon made by Earth colliding with its neighbor? MSN
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