The moon appeared suddenly, but it is not clear how, studies show

 Almost every year scientists have a new theory of the origin of the moon. However, despite this, most researchers agree that the hypothetical planet Theia collided with the Earth 4.5 billion years ago, the breakaway fragment of which turned into the main satellite of our planet.

Now, without departing from the generally accepted theory, scientists have revised it, finding obvious inconsistencies in it. A new study indicates that the collision with the hypothetical Theia may have had nothing to do with the formation of the moon. The study is published in Astrophysical Journal Letters.

In the course of computer simulations, the researchers proposed an alternative theory regarding the appearance of a natural satellite of the Earth.

Simulations by researchers at Durham University’s Institute for Computational Cosmology suggest that the Earth’s collision with Theia 4.5 billion years ago may not have been the cause of the Moon’s formation.

Previous simulations have shown that a collision with a Mars-sized celestial object has resulted in a large amount of debris being trapped in Earth’s orbit. It was believed that over time this ring of debris slowly coalesced into one large mass, our moon....<<<Read More>>>...