The Moon is a mysÂtery. For all its familiarity–the regÂuÂlarÂiÂty of its phasÂes, the fact that everyÂwhere on Earth it looks the same–the Moon has always been an enigÂma, a lumiÂnous quesÂtion mark rolling across the night sky.
In this new video from CosÂmic JourÂneys, we learn about some of the latÂest sciÂenÂtifÂic research into the strucÂture and hisÂtoÂry of the Moon. In parÂticÂuÂlar, we learn the latÂest ideas on what is perÂhaps the greatÂest of lunar mysÂterÂies: the quesÂtion of how the Moon got there in the first place.
The leadÂing canÂdiÂdate for an answer is the Giant Impact HypothÂeÂsis, which posits that someÂtime in the earÂly stage of the Solar System–about four and a half bilÂlion years ago–a large proÂto-Earth colÂlidÂed with a Mars-sized body named “Theia,” causÂing a huge cloud of mateÂrÂiÂal from both bodÂies to fly out into space. Some of the mateÂrÂiÂal remained in the EarthÂ’s orbit and coaÂlesced into the Moon. It’s a fasÂciÂnatÂing hypothÂeÂsis. To see more videos from the same series, visÂit the CosÂmic JourÂneys chanÂnel on YouTube, or the SpacÂeRip blog.
RelatÂed ConÂtent:
A Year of the Moon in 2.5 MinÂutes
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The moon was once part of the earth. She has been made into a satelÂlite for the earth. At night she takes over reflectÂing the light of the sun, she has magÂnetÂic attractÂing powÂers on the earth, she affects the waters and tides on the earth and her lunar cycle of 28 days is in coheÂsion with the menÂstruÂal cycle of women. She is baron like the desert lackÂing the subÂstance of life which is water, where there is no water there is no life periÂod and the moon craves the water she once had this is why it still affects the waters upon the earth. Her weight is 1/3rd of the earth and she reflects the light of the sun while the earth reflects the light of god. Peace!