09/10/2026
Scientists suggest that Earth’s Moon may have formed far faster than previously believed. According to computer simulations of the giant-impact theory, a massive collision with the young Earth could have thrown huge amounts of material into space, which quickly came together to form the Moon possibly within just a few hours. This challenges the older idea that the Moon slowly assembled over millions of years. The exact details are still being studied, but the idea gives us a fascinating new look at how our Moon may have been born.