The moon was formed 4.5 billion years ago in a "giant impact" that left Earth with a two-hour day, according to new research. Scientists have long debated the circumstances which led to the formation ...

The largest and oldest crater on the moon did not form as we initially suspected, a new study suggests. The findings hint that a specific region of the lunar surface could be more scientifically ...

Scientists have proposed a shocking new theory for the origin of the moon, and their calculations suggest Earth once had a secret world hiding right next door. Astronomers believe that the moon was ...

Whether it’s under the stars on the Main Green, from smudged dorm windows or through open sunroofs, we see the moon nearly every night. But a new study by Brown researchers suggests that we know less ...

New research suggests that Theia, the object whose collision with Earth is theorized to have caused the formation of the moon, came from closer to the sun. Artist’s impression of the collision between ...

(CNN) — About 3.8 billion years ago, two massive canyons likely formed on the moon in a span of less than 10 minutes, according to new research. The extraordinary formations, each comparable in size ...

The moon might be about 60 million years older than we thought, according to new research, which hones in on slightly less new research suggesting that the moon is about 100 million years younger than ...