During that collision, a big chunk flew off the Earth and into its orbit and became the Moon. This animation from NASA shows a simulation of how our Moon was formed during the collision.

The problem again is the size of things. In my animation, not only are the objects too big but the orbital radius of the moon around Earth is way too big. I had to supermagnify the trajectories so ...

Space.com House-Size Asteroid Zips Between Earth And Moon In Orbit Animation I SPACE.COM Posted: August 1, 2024 | Last updated: December 31, 2024 Asteroid 2022 FB2 flew about 93,000 miles away ...

Chilling animations depict the apocalyptic impact that “city-killer” asteroid YR4 2024 could have if it did hit Earth — while astronomers warn that the moon could be in the line of fire as well.

Over time, it cooled and clumped into a single massive body—the moon. That impact didn’t just create a satellite; it helped define Earth’s structure, tilt, and rotation. Clues about this ...

A moon named 2006 RH 120 orbited Earth for a ... In the reference frame of this animation, Earth (blue dot at center) is stationary and the Sun is the yellow dot. The path of 2024 PT5 is shown ...

But as a mini-moon, Asteroid 2024 PT5 isn’t in any danger of colliding with Earth now or over the next few decades, de la Fuente Marcos said. The space rock will orbit about 2.6 million miles (4 ...

March's full moon, known as the Worm Moon, will pass into Earth's shadow on the night of March 13, or early on March 14, depending on the time zone, according to NASA. This eclipse will be visible ...

The Moon has long been the Earth's close companion, but researchers have struggled to understand exactly when the moon formed, because tiny crystals in the moon rocks brought home by astronauts ...