More than 4 billion years ago, a giant Mars-sized object crashed into Earth. A colossal hunk broke off to form the Moon, and the energy of the impact melted the rock that eventually became the Moon’s ...
The Moon's violent history began with a colossal collision between Earth and a Mars-sized body, resulting in a molten mass that eventually coalesced into the Moon.
December's Cold Moon—the last full moon of the year—will appear in the sky overnight and coincide with a rare lunar event in which observers can see it rise and set at its most extreme points ...