China’s Chang’E-4 may have landed near pieces of the Moon’s interior
Enlarge / The original Yutu rover, shown on the Moon. (credit: NASA) While some of the details are still being worked out, it’s generally agreed that the Moon formed when…
Impact that formed the Moon might have splashed into Earth’s magma ocean
Enlarge / An early version of the collision model, showing a head-on impact. The Earth and its moon are unique in our Solar System. Earth is the only rocky planet…